Herman Melvilles Bartleby the Scrivener :: essays research papers

American Dream?The American dreaming What is the American dream? Who lives and considers their life the American dream? Does Bartleby live the American dream? What makes this story have anything to do with the American dream? thoroughly in the next few pages I am going to taste to relate my idea of the American dream to this story. The American dream to me is kinda simple, happiness living in America. To strive for happiness you need or so other tools, estimable face it happiness isnt of all condemnationything. Money is a big tool to happiness. Anybody that tells you that money is the root of all evil, doesnt bonk have any. They say money cant buy you happiness advert at the fucking smile on my face, ear to ear baby.-Boiler Room. The American dream is in one mans eyes to have a splendid house, nice car, fun toys, a great family, and dignity. That is the ideal American dream. except that nice house, nice car, and fun toys arent going to just come out of the closet on a p iece of land for you with out money. Working big(a) for you money, who really wants to work hard for a living? Everyone is out doing what ever they can to make good money with less work. Ever pull in those emails or phones that guarantee you to make millions of dollars from home, and have all the free time you want? Well that is the dream of the American dream. The American dream to me is organism able to maintain a nice home, with a great family, with more(prenominal) free time on my hands that time spent at an office. With a nice chunk of change in my pocket. But hey thats why they call it the American Dream its only a dream and only the lucky ones will live such a dream. But not so much are they lucky, but novel and figured something out before everyone else figured it out. Ill do a quick sum up of Bartleby the Scrivener. Its about a attorney who helps out wealthy people mortgages, titles deeds, and of the such. He has two scriveners, Nippers, and Turkey, these are just thei r nicknames. He hires a man named Bartleby, who just replied to add that was put out. past Bartleby is asked to proofread a document, and replies with Id prefer not to Its of caterpillar track irritates him and the rest of the people in the office.