Ryan O’Connor
Palenscar
American History to 1865
10/24/12
What is your name, sir? I prefer not to indulge that information. The industrious employer would tell you that the quirkiness of his workers brings character to a seemingly dull job. However in the case Bartleby this man is infinitely perplexed he cannot understand what it is exactly that drives his new employee to be so goddamn passive. The employer is taken aback by this its as if the idea of some man taking these great liberties is too unexpected to punish. At one point Bartleby kicks the employer out of his own office on a Sunday. (page 16) This passiveness that Bartleby imposes on the employer is nothing hes ever seen before and he can’t wrap his head round it. However unlike the other employees of this man he cana always rely on Bartleby. This I where problems arise, his work staff is so quirky it’s as if he revels in the fact that he can tell the stories of these great man and that more important to an industrious work force is the fact that he can re tell the stories of these men. This man has a great deal of pity for the workers he employs and seems to supercede himself towards them. If I were in the shoes of this man I would call upon my staff and tell them that their quirks were being documented and would write a memoir in which all of their quirks would be spoken of. Once under this scrutiny my workers would naturally fix their strange behavior as they have to be remembered in the shiny hue turkey possess’ in the morning. The employer seems to relish in the fact that his workers have created nicknames for one another and that these men are far more memorable than his practice. He rather enjoys the fact that Bartleby is constantly in opposition to him as he had never before encountered such a thing since the work he asks is not that demanding. This constant battle he is