
Bartleby, the Scrivener
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What’s it about?
A Wall Street lawyer hires a strange scrivener who politely refuses to work, sparking a haunting meditation on resistance, charity, and the walls we build.
You’ll learn
- The power of passive resistance
- The limits of charity and empathy
- The dehumanizing nature of work
- The loneliness of the human condition