Eventually, Bartleby’s passive resistance becomes more extreme and he refuses to do even the basic requirements of his copying job, The Lawyer tries to fire Bartleby, who prefers not to vacate The Lawyer’s office, even after The Lawyer changes offices and leaves Bartleby behind. Further, Bartleby rebuffs any of The Lawyer’s attempts to learn about Bartleby by talking with him, revealing nothing to The Lawyer about his beliefs, his family, his relationships, or his personal history. Bartleby is also a testament to the inherent failure present in language: it is revealed that Bartleby previously worked at the Dead Letter Office, where his task was to destroy lost or undelivered letters. While Bartleby begins as an exemplary employee, he soon says he “would prefer not to” do any of the tasks The Lawyer asks of him other than write. By the story’s end, Bartleby therefore becomes an antagonist to The Lawyer’s goal of getting the most productivity out of his workers. Bartleby’s actions throughout the story come to embody the idea of passive resistance.
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I'm sure it worked for the people who loved it, and there seem to be quite a few who did, but my review of what I did finish won't be kind. Okay, I'm going to start with a disclaimer. Quine, W.V.O.: 1964, ‘Ontological Reduction and the World of Numbers’, Journal of Philosophy 61, 209–216, reprinted in The Ways of Paradox, New York. Prior, Arthur N.: 1977, ‘Egocentric Logic.’ reprinted as chapter 2 of Worlds. Prior, Authur N.: 1967, Past, Present and Future, Clarendon Press Oxford. Prior, Arthur N.: 1957, Time and Modality, Clarendon Press, Oxford. Plantinga, Alvin,: 1983 ‘On Existentialism.’ Philosophical Studies 44, 1–20. Plantinga, Alvin: 1979 ‘De Essentia,’ Essays on the Philosophy of Roderick M. Loux ), Cornell University Press, Ithaca, 1979. Alvin: 1976, ‘Actualism and Possible Worlds,’ Theoria 42, 139–160, reprinted in The Possible and the Actual (ed. Alvin: 1974, The Nature of Necessity, Clarendon. Michael J: 1979, The Postible and the Actual, Cornell University Press, Ithaca. 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