bartleby
Society and fate often restrict individuality and freedom of choice, and
Melville (in "Bartleby") uses images of confinement, communication/lack thereof,
and instances of fate vs. free will to prove this. 1. The restriction that
society and fate put on people's individuality and freedom of choice can be seen
through the images of confinement that Melville uses in "Bartleby". 2. Bartleby
exercised his freedom of choice when he "gently disappeared behind the screen"
in the narrator's office, …
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…same answer, "I would prefer not to", no
matter what he was asked to do or say, that was his answer. 3. Bartleby's life
was greatly influenced by this phrase that he so loved, so it could have easily
been either free will, or fate. 4. To sum it all up, Melville's instances of
fate vs. free will help show the reader that because of fate and society
people's individuality and freedom of choice are often restricted.
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