Turkey & Nippers Contribute More to the Story than to the Narrator One of the greatest strengths of Herman Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener" lies in its characters. Strong characters set the stage for a strong story, and in Melville's tale of a mysterious individual named Bartleby, the characters do even more than set the stage. These characters, Turkey and Nippers, play a major role in helping to develop the theme of disobedience, as well as to …showed first 75 words of 852 total…

…showed last 75 words of 852 total…to stay and be paid for working at his own discretion. The other scriveners, Turkey and Nippers, with their tendency to be unproductive at consistent stretches during the day, help to convey the theme of disobedience, as well as to foreshadow how the narrator will deal with Bartleby's preferences. The narrator, by keeping Turkey and Nippers around, gives the reader a clue early in the story as to how Bartleby might be treated. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**