Question

Why is it significant that Melville set "Bartleby the Scrivener" on Wall Street? Select all that apply.

Bartleby dies in a prison yard surrounded by high walls.
The narrator finds Bartleby's personal notebooks encased in a wall.
Bartleby spends his time in an office where the only window has a view of a brick wall.
It was fast becoming the financial hub it is today and represents the shift towards modern, capitalist values.

Answer 1

The answer of the given question above would be the third option. It is significant that Melville set "Bartleby the Scrivener" on Wall Street because Bartleby spends his time in an office where the only window has a view of a brick wall. He works in a corner by the folding doors behind a screen and has a window that "commanded at present no view at all." Hope this answer helps.