Melville's Bartleby has a purpose rooted deeply in this as its main character attempts to enlighten the working population to the indefinite strife of low level employees. ... Melville does this by taking the downfalls of what was then modern day Wall Street and challenge them with title character's actions. ... Melville created a small social order in this text located on Wall Street in a small but effective law office. ... He is, after all, the supreme being in Melville's miniature social order. ... The original scriveners and office boy had served finite purposes in Melvi...

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