Herman Melville’s “Bartleby the Scrivener” the narrator of the story is the main character. While the entire story describes the mysterious and peculiar Bartleby, the main theme of the story is about the narrator. It is about the transformation has a human the narrator under goes. The narrator morphs from a man leading a non-confrontational life, to one who displays his anger to finally a man who cares deeply about what happens to his …showed first 75 words of 887 total…

…showed last 75 words of 887 total…and perhaps all of humanity. He has come nearly full circle in his compassion since the beginning of his dealings with his former scrivener. Bartleby taught the narrator something he hadn’t learned in life. The narrator has always been filled with the idea that the easiest ways are the best. When the narrator had to deal with Bartleby there was no easy way, and he became a better person in the end. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**