![]() "You can argue all you want about how good books can draw emotions from its readers. Perhaps, as my English teacher believes, I in my youthful ignorance have missed out on a story that offers deep insight into human nature and the universe. ![]() The entire story is about a lawyer whose employee (Bartleby) slowly falls into depression and dies. And when I say that there was no plot, I actually mean it. "This story (and I use 'story' in the loosest sense of the word) was AWFUL. Rather than the only conflict being the fact that Bartleby was lazy and constantly said 'I would prefer not to' as a way of getting out of doing work, and him not leaving the office, I would have liked for there to be more INTERESTING conflict." I found it to be boring, lathargic, unevenful, and in a way pointless. I guess it's good to be able to elicit such strong opinions from a novella, but I hate this book." I know that was partly the point, but it was so good at making its point that I felt violent towards Bartleby. "I know I'm supposed to like Melville because he's an American classic, but wow, this book was amazingly tedious. ![]() ![]() Then he curled up in a corner, while he was in jail, and DIED!!!" ![]()
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