Suicide in Bartleby and Life in the Iron Works means by which they cannot be deprived of their humanity. . Both Hugh Wolfe and Bartleby are workers who are victims of the capitalist system. As Karl Marx explains, the capitalist system exploits the worker and thus deprives him of his humanity by alienating him. Both Wolfe and Bartleby become victims of the system, as they are not only alienated and dehumanized. But in their fight against the system, they commit suicide. Their suicides are representative of the extent of alienation in Bartleby and Wolfe's lives and how far each of them was willing to go to become self-sufficient. Bartleby joined the lawyer's office as an editor, after working for Lettres Mortes. Desk. As the attorney explained, editors were paid four cents per sheet, and under the attorney's employment, editors were also required to run errands for the attorney, as well as assist in proofreading copied documents . The employer did not pay for these other tasks. Thus, it was evident why “Bartleby was on no account to be sent on the most insignificant mission of any kind; and that even if he were begged to take on such a matter, it was generally understood that he "would prefer not to" - in other words, that he would refuse flatly." (Melville 15). on the one hand, Bartleby was not paid for the races, but for the writings he did. Also, this challenge is a means by which he preserved his autonomy Bartleby made a decision about what he was going to do. that he would not do. Bartleby's employer noticed... middle of paper ......us how society was changing and how members were reacting to these changes and the collapse of society L. The alienation of the worker was occurring and the goal of self-reliance was moving further and further away from these same people. Humanity was replaced by competition and greed. Society was not the place. where people lived, but became a ladder that had to be climbed Works cited Davis, Rebecca Harding Ed. Bedford Books, Boston. 1998. p. 39-74Durkheim, Émile. Trans. John A. Spaulding and George Simpson. Suicide; A study in sociology. The Free Press, New York. 1987. p. 297-325 Emerson, Ralph, Waldo. Autonomy and other tests. Dover Publications, Inc. New York. 1993. P. 1993. 19-39Melville, Herman. Bartleby and Benito Cereno. Dover Publications, Inc. New York. 1993. Pages. 1-34

Essay / Suicide in Bartleby and Life in the Iron Works means by which they cannot be deprived of their humanity. . Both Hugh Wolfe and Bartleby are workers who are victims of the capitalist system. As Karl Marx explains, the capitalist system exploits the worker and thus deprives him of his humanity by alienating him. Both Wolfe and Bartleby become victims of the system, as they are not only alienated and dehumanized. But in their fight against the system, they commit suicide. Their suicides are representative of the extent of alienation in Bartleby and Wolfe's lives and how far each of them was willing to go to become self-sufficient. Bartleby joined the lawyer's office as an editor, after working for Lettres Mortes. Desk. As the attorney explained, editors were paid four cents per sheet, and under the attorney's employment, editors were also required to run errands for the attorney, as well as assist in proofreading copied documents . The employer did not pay for these other tasks. Thus, it was evident why “Bartleby was on no account to be sent on the most insignificant mission of any kind; and that even if he were begged to take on such a matter, it was generally understood that he "would prefer not to" - in other words, that he would refuse flatly." (Melville 15). on the one hand, Bartleby was not paid for the races, but for the writings he did. Also, this challenge is a means by which he preserved his autonomy Bartleby made a decision about what he was going to do. that he would not do. Bartleby's employer noticed... middle of paper ......us how society was changing and how members were reacting to these changes and the collapse of society L. The alienation of the worker was occurring and the goal of self-reliance was moving further and further away from these same people. Humanity was replaced by competition and greed. Society was not the place. where people lived, but became a ladder that had to be climbed Works cited Davis, Rebecca Harding Ed. Bedford Books, Boston. 1998. p. 39-74Durkheim, Émile. Trans. John A. Spaulding and George Simpson. Suicide; A study in sociology. The Free Press, New York. 1987. p. 297-325 Emerson, Ralph, Waldo. Autonomy and other tests. Dover Publications, Inc. New York. 1993. P. 1993. 19-39Melville, Herman. Bartleby and Benito Cereno. Dover Publications, Inc. New York. 1993. Pages. 1-34

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