... by the mind of Mike Judge is arguably an accurate present-day rendition of "Bartleby the Scrivener" by Herman Melville. Although 150 years passed between the creation of the classic short story and the film, they both possess similarities in plot, theme, and character development. Each story is about work that crushes the spirit. They explain that office cubicles are cells, supervisors ... are the wardens, and the management theory is skewed, corrupt, and completely unappealing to the common employee. Whether a carbon copy of Melville's story was Judge's intention or not; the two storie...

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In his noted work, Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, Herman Melville portrays the deranged character and namesake of the novel, as a blatant critique of nineteenth century America. In spite of his seemingly antagonistic role in the novel, Bartleby is really a victim of his surroundings. He ... ...

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