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I believe the Narrator of Bartleby changed and grew tremendously throughout the story. The simple fact that the Narrator chose to tell of Bartleby and no one else shows us how significant Bartleby must have been to the Narrator’s life. The vast spectrum of strong emotions the Narrator experiences during the short time he knows Bartleby undoubtedly color his thoughts and feelings for the rest of his life. One can see through the course …

…to the jail and states: "I then begged for an interview [with Bartleby]"(43)- he will forever desire to know Bartleby. Bartleby then dies leaving The Narrator forever curious, questioning the nature of the world in general, and what it holds for each of us. I hope to have shown some of the many widely varied thoughts and emotions that shaped The Narrator during the very short time in which he knew Bartleby, the Scrivener