Melvilles Bartleby The Scrivener: Introduction Of Character

Term Paper Title	Melvilles Bartleby The Scrivener: Introduction Of Character
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Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener": Introduction of Character

     In the first three paragraphs of “Bartleby the Scrivener,” Melville
introduces a character who will be played upon and defined throughout his text.
This introduction is crucial to the story and the fact that the lawyer
introduces himself greatly increases its effectiveness.  The lawyer begins with
the words, “I am a rather elderly man.”  This first “I” begins a long,
autobiographical narrative in which the lawyer reveals much of himself to the
reader.  Because the story is centered on the lawyer's life, it is imperative
that the reader have this close view of him.
     The repetitive “I” in these paragraphs is important becaus...

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