Why the lawyer didnt kick out Bartleby the Scrivener

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Bartleby <Tab/>In the short story Bartleby the Scrivener, Bartleby is the narrating lawyers hired scrivener. When Bartleby is relieved from his duty, he refuses to leave. Despite continued attempts to remove him from the office, Bartleby doesn't budge from his tiny workspace. But the lawyer who employs him does not kick him out. He even denies his other employees from throwing him out. But what are his motivations for keeping …

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…long hours alone copying stacks of papers didn't prove to be as fulfilling as he expected. So he stopped. <Tab/>Although there are many reasons that the lawyer keeps Bartleby, his kindness is the main reason that he stayed in that office, as long as he did. Bartleby resisted as he did because he did not know what to do in his lonely life. In the end he never found hi