"Like a very ghost, agreeably to the laws of magical invocation, at the third summons, he appeared at the entrace of his hermitage." This is the passage that stuck with me the most, mostly due to my past experience at working with people who have dementia, alzhiemers, and other mental defects that come from being elderly. The narrator states that he is in fact elderly so that led me to think that Bartleby may have been in his imagination due to one of those illnesses which causes individuals to confuse past, present, and future. He thinks of himself as a good person with compassion for others but as the story went he started questioning who he really is. I found this story a little difficult to read at times just because of the language barrier yet, I still could see what the deeper meaning may be.To learn more about the author Herman Manville, just click on the link.
In answering the question why we double space in essays, I was told once the reason is not only where the writer can make changes but also it is easier on the eyes to read and the reader can also make their notes in the spaces so that they have a better understanding.
Michelle,
ReplyDeleteThe point you made on the narrator possibly having made up the character Bartleby in his own head is a very different twist to the story but makes sense when you go back and re-evaluate the reading. The fact that he begins to question who exactly he is helps to confirm this theory. Great visual too!