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Ginger Nut
Ginger Nut is the nickname of the twelve-year-old boy hired to run small errands around the law office for a dollar a week. His name is derived from the ginger nut cakes that he brings every day to the two scriveners, Turkey and Nippers. Ginger Nut's father hopes that his job will one day help him enter a legal career. The lawyer describes him as quick-witted.
Lawyer
Although he is not the title character, the lawyer, who narrates the story, is arguably the key figure in "Bartleby the Scrivener." He is approximately sixty-years-old and holds...
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