... especially when considering Bartleby's total solitude. At this point, it becomes evident that Bartleby's behavior has begun to take on deeper symbolic significance for the lawyer. "How can a person exist without communication with others? " he wonders when he realizes that Bartleby neither converses with other people nor reads. "Is it possible to be so utterly alone in the universe? " Bartleby's actions and demeanor suggest ... Bartleby when he points out that life offers him choices and questions him as to what he would "prefer " to do with his life. Yet this tack also fails, as Bartle...

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