Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

He is useful to me. I can get along with him. If I turn him away, the chances are he will fall in with some less indulgent employer, and then he will be rudely treated, and perhaps driven forth miserably to starve. Yes. Here I can cheaply purchase a delicious self-approval.

What best describes the theme expressed in this excerpt from Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener"?

charity
death
loneliness
rebellion

Answer 1

The answer is most likely charity. I think this because he is talking about giving to someone and the consequences that it could have if it doesn’t so he feels like he is contributing to something good if he doesn’t turn him away therefore giving a theme of charity.

Answer 2

Charity

Step-by-step explanation:

The word "charity" refers to an act that someone does to benefit another person. That is exactly what is happening in the excerpt, when the speaker says that he will hire a specific person to prevent that person from falling into the hands of a bad employer that will bring suffering to the employee.