Bartleby Essay

Herman Melville is known greatly in the world of literature for his enigmatic works, such as "Bartleby the Scrivener", and "Benito Cereño". His complex plot and unique character personalities make his works both interesting and compelling. In "Benito Cereño", we are introduced to the narrator Captain Delano as he and his crew encounter the ship, the San Dominick, in need of assistance. Upon climbing aboard he meets Captain Cereño along with is crew and slaves, and is informed of their unfortunate

“I must perish in this deplorable folly” (Poe par. 11). With this statement, Roderick Usher seems to be both accepting and sealing his fate. The “House of Usher” was once a mighty and well-respected family, but it has now dwindled down into almost nonexistence. Twins Roderick and Madeline are all that survive of this once proud race. A summons from Roderick to the unknown narrator of this story, a childhood friend of Roderick, sets the events in motion. He speaks of an illness and mental disorder

Keishaun Ellison Mr. Beckwith Senior English 11/10/2017 After recent mass shootings, the gun control debate has reached the boiling point. We need gun control laws? Gun control, ownership, and laws should be changed immediately.”Did you know that 33 people are killed with guns every day in America? Something needs to be done about gun control because the death rate is steadily rising and guns are one of the leading causes of death in the United States. “One reason gun control laws

haven’t noticed you.” “Thank you. We will meet at Beatrice’s at 8:00. It goes without saying that all this is in the strictest confidence. You will understand if I suggest you follow Tokyo protocols. Oh, and please enter from the back entrance off Bartleby Street. I will meet you there. I hope you will join us, Eleanor.” Eleanor watched as Latrice walked to the counter, paid her bill, and left the shop. All without giving Eleanor another look. It took only a moment before Eleanor stood, paid her own

From the Puritan writers of the 17th century to the post-Civil War period of American Realism and Naturalism, American culture and writing has evolved dramatically. The shift of style and semantics in the literary works of Anne Bradstreet to Bret Harte directly follows the transformation of the empowerment of women. The continuously changing and developing roles of women are evident in historical events that left an everlasting impression on the developing literature of American history. Although

Herman Melville’s short story “Benito Cereno” or “The Other Moby Dick” as Greg Grandin, a contributing writer for Mother Jones magazine, refers to it, is a fictionalized account of an encounter that an American ship captain and seal killer/trader by the name of Amasa Delano had in February 1805 in the South Pacific (Grandin). Delano, who was “quick to flog his men,” was “the sort of American sea captain Melville knew well and hated” (Stuckey 271). Delano chronicled his encounter in “A Narrative

An Analysis of Tradition and Revolution in "Rip Van Winkle" Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle" is a tale that he wrote after an old traditional European story. Irving situates it in America before and after the Revolutionary War and describes Rip as a man whose only desire in life is to get away from "petticoat" tyranny meaning his wife. However, Rip may also be seen as a traditional figure of simplicity who is just as content to be a subject of the king as he is to be a subject of the President

The Pioneers of Womens Suffrage Are women really inferior to men? Of course not, but this is the mindset that has been a part of the world since the beginning. For a long time, even women did not believe that they measured up to men. In her book Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen wrote, "A women, especially, if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can (Gurko 1974, 5)." Beginning in the early 1900's, though, women began to want changes in society. They wanted

Sophia Tammera Ms. Krumich Honors English 12/11/17 Confinement throughout The Crucible and The Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass Boundaries based on cultural, political party and economic income are nothing new. They were seen in the 700 B.C and continue to show in the 21st century. The differences between the 21st century and the previous centuries have to do with how laws are handled and the boundaries between certain groups. The Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass and The Crucible

“I would prefer not to.” —Bartleby In one of the final post cards in his book, The Post Card, Jacques Derrida provides his readers with a short philosophical discussion—“for your distraction,” he says. It goes like this: ‘—What is it, a destination?—There where it arrives.—So then everywhere that it arrives there was a destination?—Yes.—But not before?—No.—That’s convenient, since if it arrives there, it is that it was destined to arrive there. But then one can only say so after the fact?—When