"'I would prefer not to,' he said, and gently disappeared behind the screen." -pg. 650
The irony this statement creates throughout the story is quite humorous. Bartleby constantly answers every proposal in this way. Although he works diligently, he doesn't do anything the lawyer asks. The ironic part about this statement is that it creates the opposite effect of what a person would normally do. Normally, a lawyer would scold Bartleby and make him do something. The opposite happens, however. His co-workers kind of let things go and question what kind of person Bartleby is. Personally, Bartleby made me very, VERY uncomfortable.
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