What inspired the choice to present Bartleby's passive resistance through such minimal dialogue?
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Bartleby the Scrivener

Bartleby the Scrivener
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What inspired the choice to present Bartleby's passive resistance through such minimal dialogue?
Did anyone else feel a sense of unease watching the narrator's increasing helplessness?
How do you think the setting of 19th-century New York influences the story's themes?