Part 1 of Essay
In the first three paragraphs of “Bartleby the Scrivener,” Melville introduces a character who will be played upon and defined throughout his text. This introduction is crucial to the story and the fact that the lawyer introduces himself greatly increases its effectiveness. The lawyer begins with the words, “I am a rath ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... chosen to allow the character to introduce himself so that it may ease the transition to the reader's acceptance of the lawyer's thoughts and opinions. Although the author could have simply related facts about the lawyer, the reader is able to obtain much more from the lawyer's first person point of view. ....