Theme

Does the story leave you thinking anything ? feeling anything? what do you make out of it all? passive , aggressive people are difficult to accommodate, difficult to ignore. Passive resistance is a radical form of rebellion. Offices , where Americans spend the greater part of their lives , are not democracies . have a life outside work! don't expect your occupation to bear the burden of your existence. what other ideas does the story suggest to you?

Bartelby the Scrivener left me in a vex state of mind for two reasons. For one, I strongly disliked the Bartelby's infamous line "I prefer not to". Additionally, I hated the ending of the story (Bartelby's death). Although I disliked Bartelby's infamous line, I must admit that his line brought suspense and amusement to the story.Also, the story is a hidden message to reveal that day to day citizens bring their jobs to home. The boss stressed his want for Bartelby to get tasks accomplished by offering him food in jail, another job and even inviting him to his house. This short story is most definitely hard to interpret. With little details and boring, vague words, the story seems boring at first. However when you get the feeling of the story, you experince its meaningful theme.