Bartleby the Scrivener

[@TheSaltydog07]

I would love to see this restored. Thank you.

[@DarlingDarby]

his beard gives me life

[@mikel6966]

really is some amazing facial hair

[@coltonmoore6358]

This was a helpful video, I wish it was more popular.

[@sterlingwalter5971]

I appreciate it the time you've taken with this old tale. I've only just encountered the Krispin Glover film, I thought quite excellent, and the storyline quite profound. I see it as the world we are forced to labor in, be a part of, and really we'd just "prefer not to."

[@ralphskipstevens6561]

Thanks for watching! And for mentioning the film, which I hadn't known about.

[@mckenziechancy420]

Loved the video helped me so much thank you!

[@technicalsupport446]

...and there I found myself, sat in the presence of intelligence.

[@technicalsupport446]

I wish I had professors as astute as Professor Stevens when I was a young man trying to find my way in the world, and trying to find the correct interpretations of our world's greatest works.

[@technicalsupport446]

In conclusion, I'd just like to say that "I'd prefer not to" take the call that is currently in queue. From my (Bartleby's) perspective, it is Dawn's turn to take a call. If I care to look (and I have), I see that Dawn has done literally no work today. Therefore, before I am to be expected to [further] do my job, I have the expectation that my co-workers will do their jobs. Clearly, I am doing nothing of any use to the company at the moment. No matter. I will be of use to them once I see that they hold their other employees to the same standards with which they hold myself. Or they can fire me, and I can sue them, and I don't think they want that, either.

[@victortong5468]

Thank you!

[@ImCalebRosengard]

I came here for the knowledge, but my God this man is gorgeous.

[@Michelle-pn9xt]

You are a guy, right???

[@Liliquan]

@@Michelle-pn9xt So what???

[@marlondieguez3014]

watching on 2x makes me like his beard twice as much.

[@ralphskipstevens6561]

Now that's an amusing idea

[@luisgoncalves6052]

i think that the geography aspect of the book makes unnecessary the last part, the explanation given by melville. i think the book was following thoreau's ideal of opposition to the system of the society we live in. i imagine Bartelby as the christ figure you discribed, simply and calmely denning the all interaction in life and thus, inspiring the reader to fight back passively against society's inevitabillity, that inevitability being the actions and interactions that ultimatly is expected of society's behaviour.

[@ralphskipstevens6561]

Good point! And thanks for responding. I appreciate it

[@WildBillandFriends]

There are very few similarities between Bartleby and Christ

[@ralphskipstevens6561]

Thanks for your comment. I'd be interested to know what I said that prompted it.

[@WildBillandFriends]

@@ralphskipstevens6561 I’m sorry, I thought you were attempting to draw parallels for purposes of your literary analysis

[@ralphskipstevens6561]

@@WildBillandFriends Please don''t apologize. It doesn't bother me if you disagree. And I was looking for "the Christ figure" which is a common literary trope. So you're right; I was looking for parallels. I'm just curious to know what parallels you meant. A "Christ figure" is not an identity. That is, to say that a character in a story is a Christ figure is not the same as saying he is identical to Christ.

[@WildBillandFriends]

@@ralphskipstevens6561 I understand. I didn’t mean to come across as defensive or accuse anyone of sacrilege. I just failed to see ANY common characteristics. Didn’t mean to be so contrarian here. Enjoyed your analysis!!!

[@Liliquan]

@@WildBillandFriends A christ like figure is simply someone who willingly sacrifices themselves to hold true to their beliefs. It has no particular religious implications. It can be completely secular.