Choose one of the following prompts to respond to in a journal of at least 250 words, to be submitted before class on Tuesday
- Would it be fair to describe Bartleby as a rebel without a cause, as a young man who refuses to participate in a comfortable and well-ordered business world but fails to offer any alternative way of life? Explain why or why not, drawing on details from the text in your explanation.
- Explain the nature and reason for Bartleby's rebellion. What do we know about his motivations? How do we know what we know? How does the story seem to want us to feel about this act of rebellion and the protagonist who commits it?
