Write an interpretive paper in which you discuss the meaning of Bartlebys actions, or non-actions in the Herman Melville story, Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street. Discuss Bartlebys relationship with the narrator and how his edict of I would prefer not to affects the narrator. Analyze the narrators decisions throughout the story. What are some of the changes that the narrator undergoes during the story? What are the implications of all this within the context of the text? Plan your paper. Your opening paragraph should contain a thesis statement, as well as the topics you will discuss in your paper. Stay focused. Write about one topic at a time. When you make a comment/point, always refer to a place in the text that supports your idea.
