One of the most perplexing characters in American literature is Herman Melville’s Bartleby when asked to preform a task by his employer he simply says “I prefer not to “ this response may be compared to Melville’s contemporary Thoreau who refused to comply to pay tax because his opposition to slavery and the Mexican war to DR. Martin Luther king Jr. who disobeyed a 1963 law requiring segregation in Birmingham
To answer the following question you need to understand what civil disobedience is and evaluate whether or to what extent Bartleby’s actions could be placed in that category.I am looking for your opinion should be informed with evidence which you represent in your essay .In other words you should imagine a dialogue between Bartleby and Thoreau or Dr.King using Critical thinking to answer the following question
In what ways are Bartleby’s action in Bartleby the scrivener similar to those described in Henry David Thoreau ‘s famous essay Civil Disobedience?In what ways are they different?Be as specific as possible.
If you like you can substitute Dr kings essay “letter from Birmingham Jail “ for Thoreau’s essay
