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Alienation and Social Alienation

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“Understanding Alienation and Social Alienation” “What Does Alienation Feel Like?” “Dimensions of Alienation”Use any two of these three articles to help you answer the following question:In “Bartleby, the Scrivener” (1853) by Herman Melville, Bartleby, a mysterious man hired by the narrator as a scrivener, or law-copyist, copies legal documents by hand. However, he declines to do any of the other tasks the job requires, telling the narrator, “I would prefer not to.” Eventually, Bartleby tells the narrator that he has decided to stop writing (copying the legal documents) altogether. When the narrator, exasperated, asks for a reason, Bartleby replies, “Do you not see the reason for yourself?” (18).What reason is Bartleby referring to? Why can’t the narrator see, or understand, this reason?(Important: Despite the narrator’s speculation, you must assume the reason has absolutely nothing to do with the health of Bartleby’s eyes.)
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