Question

Which of these best describes the narrative point of view in Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener"? The narrator is obsessed by Bartleby. The narrator doesn't care much for Bartleby at all. The narrator knows Bartleby's secret, but he won't divulge it. The narrator knows little more about Bartleby than the reader does.

Answer 1

Answer:

The narrator knows Bartleby's secret, but he won't divulge it.

Explanation:

Bartleby is a very poor person who is experiencing difficulties in life. he is so poor that he can not afford a home to live in, so he decides to live hidden in an office in downtown Wall Street that is a dangerous place and does not provide what is necessary for a person to live with dignity. As already said, Bartleby is living in hiding in the office. The narrator knows of this secret, but he takes pity on Bartleby's situation and decides not to divulge Bartleby's secret.

Answer 2

The correct answer is C.

Despite Bartleby being such a poor employee, Melville feels pity for him because he discovers that Bartleby is living in the office. The office is at Wall Street, a place that, according to Melville, is as desolate as a ghost town during nights and Sundays. He is affected by the loneliness of Bartleby's life and decides not to divulge his secret.