en him a conscience. The narrator has realized that acommon blemish in a person does not determine the person. In thebeginning of the novella, the narrator only cared about his work,but now he realizes that people have a life outside of work,except Bartleby. The narrator then changes into a caring person,and tries to know Bartleby, and his odd ways, even going the extrayard to help him. In the end, the narrator tries to save Bartlebyfrom his doing, Bartleby's undoing, Bartleby's isolation.In conclusion, in real life, the strange are always isolated fromthe normal. During the 1950's and 1960's, blacks were isolated,or segregated, from society. Now, many people are isolated:retarded,ugly, "uncool," the deformed, and people with contagious, deadlydiseases. In Bartleby's time, the strange were looked down uponor ridiculed at (as in Freak Shows), so Bartleby isolated himselfandpermitted others to isolate him from society. Eventhough thenarrator isolated Bartleby, Bartleby brought the isolation uponhimself by living an abnormal life. By not fitting intomainstreamsociety, Bartleby left himself open to isolation. The threeliterary elements, symbolism, descriptive passages, and irony,described how Bartleby's isolation from society fit in thenovella. Jawahrlal Nehru said that isolation is dangerous, as inBartleby's case. Isolation can drive a person insane, make himmute, or even kill him. The theme is not to let yourself succumbto the prejudice of others, and let yourself be isolated....
