American classic author, Herman Melville's “Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street” short story tells the tale of a lawyer that worked on Wall Street and a man that suffered from depression. Bartleby was hired by the Wall Street lawyer to be his scrivener and to check and recheck official documentation. After two days of him being hired and working, BArtleby begins to become lazy and deny any task given, ultimately he’s not doing anything aside from annoying and aggravating his coworkers and employer. Bartleby’s most prominent conflict would have to be himself through his laziness, his (assumed) mental state, and his strange behaviors. One characteristic of Bartleby’s that contributes to his self conflict is his laziness. Bartleby's
