Last week, I read a book, Bartleby the Scrivener : A Story of Wall-Street” (1853). It was written by Herman Melville, and literally title came to me it was story about a scrivener in wall street. Narrator was a elderly lawyer, and he had four employee- two boys, same age of narrator, and Bartleby. They had vigorous personality, but Bartleby was the most unusual among them. First time, he worked passionately, however, a few days later, he would say “I would prefer not to.” when the boss gave his quotas. Besides, one day narrator recognized he had lived in his office, because he didn’t have any shelter. Later, Bartleby was moved a prison as accommodation. But in there, he refuged to eat anything, finally, he died a miserable death. No one could not tell his family, hometown, his backgrounds. This story, what could tell us ? Just a story about a crazy man’s life? Many other writers have tried write this kind of story, a man with miserable life. Whenever we live in a certain age, we met this man, we meet this man, we will meet this man. I think Herman Melville wanted to tell us it is worth thinking of this man one time, and he was also one of members of our society.