In the short story “Bartleby, the Scrivener”, written by Herman Melville, the character named Bartleby is a very strange but interesting individual. In the story, Bartleby is introduced when he responds to a job offer at the narrator's office. Although no background information is given about him, it becomes very obvious that he will be the antagonist of this story. Unlike the usual image given to the antagonist, Bartleby provokes conflicts with a very calm and calm temperament. This character's attitude, as well as the fact that he is a flat and static character, makes him a very unique antagonist, and this fact is reflected in how the other characters approach and handle his conflict. Thanks to Bartleby's flat, static character type, it's amazing how many different types of conflicts he causes. From the first order to examine copies of the law to the final request for dinner in prison, Bartleby's conflicted response: "I would rather not do it" remains the same (Melville 150). In that way, he's a very simple character, but he's still very difficult to really understand. Even ...