Bartleby, the Scrivener
Bartleby, the ScrivenerHerman Melville
Characters in Bartleby, the Scrivener
5 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Bartleby
An inscrutable law-copyist who responds to every request with quiet refusal.
The Lawyer
The elderly Wall Street attorney who narrates his baffled dealings with Bartleby.
Supporting characters
Nippers
One of the narrator's two copyists, a young, ambitious and irritable clerk whose temper flares in the afternoons.
Turkey
The narrator's elderly copyist, courteous and productive in the morning and erratic after his midday meal.
Ginger Nut
The office errand boy, about twelve, nicknamed for the cakes he fetches for the scriveners.