Reading Herman Melvin’s “Bartleby the Scrivener” was pretty entertaining. Although strange, I couldn’t help but feel sorry for Bartleby. After all, he  inf act die unhappy. He was most certainly depressed. There was something seriously wrong with the dude, if he refused even to eat. Personally I find mental illness, fascinating. Although a cruel reality, it’s interesting to see where a person’s mind can go and linger.

Humanity is funny  because its the only species that causes other humans to grow weary and insane. Bartleby, once a goodworker, slowly fell deeper and deeper into a depressing state. Soon he was so unhappy that his actions forced the narrator to move his business. Then after that, he was taken to a mental institution because he didn’t move from the room where he had once worked. There he even refused food, and died. What led Bartleby to such madness? Getting fired from a Dead letter office. Can getting fired really have such an effect on a person? Kind of insane.

Sad story. 🙁