Whilst reading I find myself spinning a whirlwind of thoughts regarding comparisons. I have this fascination with connecting EVERYTHING. I was thinking about the way our class is structured, by means of the books that we are to read for class, and began to look back at “Bartleby”. In my mind i’m comparing the lawyer from Bartleby with the invisible man.
The first comparison I noticed was that they are both nameless, which in my opinion makes their stories even more impressive. By not having true idenities for us to relate to, we are forced to imagine them as someone we might know, or would want to know. Therefore we get more out of what they are saying and doing.
Another thing in common is that they are both trying to teach something. The lawyer wants to teach Bartleby to not be so agrophobic by moving his office. The invisible man teaches its readers various lessons of what life is like when your not white.
It’s obvious that i’ve only scratched the surface here, and i thought i would just share these thoughts with you.
