Bartleby By Ginger Nut Point Of View

The narrator of this short story is the Lawyer, where he starts by saying he is rather an elderly man and also giving the reader a sense of his background, occupation. The narrator also introduces the characters soon. The narrator begins by introducing the minor characters such as the other scriveners that are working in his office such as Turkey, a man who is about the narrator’s age, around the age of sixty.

Later, bringing in another minor character, Nippers. Next character that is an errand-boy that has the nickname of Ginger Nut. Ginger Nut is the youngest compared to the other two minor characters.

After introducing three of the minor characters, the narrator finally introduces the major character- Bartleby. As in the phrase, the narrator said that Bartleby comes to the office because to answer
As it can be seen clearly from the beginning of the story, the word “I” showed that first person point of view is in use.
The writer, Melville chose the Lawyer out of the other characters to be the narrator because he is the only character that is able to let the reader to get close to the major character, Bartleby.

At the same time, getting close to Bartleby but yet, giving the readers a mystery feeling about Bartleby.

As the lawyer is the narrator, the reader will look through the story through the perspective of Bartleby’s employer. Other than that, with the perspective of being Bartleby’s employer, it feels like the reader is trying to deal the problems with Bartleby, trying to know what is Bartleby thinking and also why is he doing such things.

• Worldview From this quote, the rumor of Bartleby had been working in the Dead Letter office believed was the fact that shaped Bartleby into such an elusive person. The narrator had been thinking that burning letter that have been sent to people that had died in the past or even disappear had caused Bartleby falling into depression or even lose his sanity.