The story takes place during a time where a weekly workday apparently was more than eight-hour shifts, and dedication seems to be a way of life. However, the narrator’s beliefs of comfortable working were displayed by having a lack of leadership skills with the employees Bartleby and the others. Therefore, one can say that this individual attitude toward life was refraining from any activities that would produce stress. Also, he was content while dwelling in this mindset until Bartleby enter into their lives. Later, he was forced to collaborate with staff members for answers to an unfamiliar situation.
While analyzing the viewpoint of the narrator, I noticed various obstacles invaded his company. First, as a boss, he showed a considerable level of tolerance and …show more content…
Also, to the other characters, Bartleby takes the center stage of receiving all the attention. Bartleby, a man, broken by the difficulties of life’s problems decides to surrender. But the character took comfort in four small words “I prefer not to” which I think made the difference in causing harm to himself. Bartleby’s, inadequacies having no personal skills to relate to others, Bartleby fails to obtain help from his supervisor.
The character reflects the economic times of the individual in society being homeless, having lost jobs, hopelessness, and the perception of having no future. An indication occurred by the narrator stating he has never been unemployed. Which the readers could then interrupt the moral state of the working class citizens in this time as proud people willing to work hard without taking charity. In the end, despite feeling responsible for Bartleby and trying to help the narrator realized that the help was too late. But at the end of the book in the last chapter the author displayed an idea that what is not received in life will be obtained after