After the narrator hired Bartleby as his newest scrivener he
observed an interesting habit of his:
And in another related passage:
Consider the "view" in the first passage. How does this
description relate to the "view" of society at the time. Bartleby
stares for long periods of time at the "dead brick wall" at his
workplace and also again while in prison. Consider how his work
environment has influenced his inability to do anything else in his
down time. What is the significance about the statement of how the
murderers and thieves also stare.