Although Melville's writing may seem harsher than the slicing winds of Brooklyn these past few days, we need to learn how to critically analyze and discuss literature as well as essays, speeches, poems and personal narratives.
You do not have to like Bartleby; in fact, you can hate him, his boss, and all of Wall Street if you'd like. The point in reading Melville is to read challenging material and find a way to think and write about it comprehensively. I am asking you to find a specific focus so that you can extract as much as possible analytically.
We will be getting into groups on Wednesday to share our writing and ideas with each other. Every person in each group will have to contribute by presenting to the class what they focused on in their journal. Therefore, you must be prepared with your journals written on Wednesday!
Embrace Bartleby!
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