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  Why do you think Melville chose the detail about Bartleby working in the Dead Letter Office at the end, what would be the effect if it were early on?

  Posted by coylene on Nov 19, 2009 at 04:19 PM

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  What is the significance of the narrator's other employees in terms of what they reveal about the narrator's personality?

  Posted by coylene on Nov 18, 2009 at 01:13 PM

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  What do walls symbolize in Bartleby, the Scrivener?

  Posted by coylene on Nov 18, 2009 at 01:11 PM

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  Who is the central character in Bartleby, the narrator or Bartleby, and why?

  Posted by coylene on Nov 18, 2009 at 01:09 PM

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  What is the climax of Bartleby the Scrivener?

  Posted by jaimone on Oct 25, 2009 at 04:34 PM

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  What are some things we know about Bartleby?

  Posted by jamie89 on Oct 3, 2009 at 08:46 PM

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  Compare and contrast a theme in Hawthorne's"The Birthmark" and Emerson's "Bartleby the Scriviner, A Tale of Wall Street Themes"  

  Posted by jpwil225 on Sep 7, 2009 at 07:22 PM

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  What do we learn about the character of narrator in the first few paragraphs?What does his language(including the use of "impris") tell us about him?

  Posted by ballacat on Mar 24, 2009 at 04:38 AM

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  In "Bartleby the Scrivener,"  what does the lawyer see in Bartleby?

  Posted by poem on Nov 15, 2008 at 11:02 PM

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  In "Bartleby the Scrivener", where is Melville going with all this?

  Posted by poem on Nov 14, 2008 at 11:38 AM

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  What are the "walls" in "Bartleby" and what association does Melville want the reader to make with them?

  Posted by jovigirl72 on Jun 29, 2008 at 07:07 PM

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  In "Bartleby the Scrivner," why does Bartleby refuse to do what his boss asks?

  Posted by perez2489 on Apr 29, 2008 at 05:11 PM

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  In "Bartleby the Scrivner," how does Bartleby's story relate to or comment on urban centers and community?

  Posted by richelledacumos on Apr 16, 2008 at 05:29 AM

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  How do the characters (Narrator, Turkey, Gingernut, Nipper) in "Bartleby the Scrivener" relate to the theme?

  Posted by what666what on Mar 25, 2008 at 01:11 PM

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  What is the significance of the discovery that Bartleby has been a subordinate clerk in the Dead Letter Office?

  Posted by giggidygiggidy on Jan 25, 2008 at 08:50 PM

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  In analyzing the conclusion of the story, how can Bartleby's life be compared to a dead letter?

  Posted by lindenwood on Nov 27, 2007 at 08:44 PM

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  What is Bartleby looking for when he goes to Wall Street and meets the lawyer, and what does he see in his dead wall revelry that the lawyer doesn't?

  Posted by ihateapenglish on Nov 27, 2007 at 05:10 PM

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  How does Melville's humorous description of the two other clerks in the law office relieve his heavy presentation of the Wall Street Setting?

  Posted by lindenwood on Nov 19, 2007 at 09:33 PM

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  How does his point of view influence the way the story is told?

  Posted by su13425 on Nov 3, 2007 at 05:45 AM

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  What are the themes (or scenes) of Bartleby,the scrivener?

  Posted by ada8558 on Nov 3, 2007 at 05:05 AM

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  Who would you describe as the main character of the story?

  Posted by amater-poet on Oct 23, 2007 at 02:34 PM

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  From whose point of view is the story told?

  Posted by amater-poet on Oct 20, 2007 at 12:36 PM

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  Who is the narrator of "Bartleby the Scrivener"?

  Posted by amater-poet on Oct 17, 2007 at 04:12 AM

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  What background information does the narrator relate in Bartelby that gives us a greater understanding of the events unfolding?

  Posted by vmenard on Jul 24, 2007 at 05:57 PM

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  Why is the lawyer the protagonist in the story "Bartleby, the Scrivener"?

  Posted by shank762 on May 21, 2007 at 09:09 PM

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  How does the narrator’s admission that he is an “eminently safe” man help establish his point of view towards the events of the story? In what ways does his point of view change as a result of his association with Bartleby?

  Posted by jenna1978 on May 15, 2007 at 02:58 PM

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  In Bartleby, The Scrivener, How does the Lawyer's description of himself serve to Characterize him? Why is it Significant that he is a Lawyer?

  Posted by fishyfool1011 on Feb 12, 2007 at 12:07 PM