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In the painful and uncomfortable story of Bartleby, the scrivener, as told by Hermann Melville, there are many circumstances that may lead a reader to sympathize with different characters, ultimately changing the meaning of the work. In due course, however, one should find that Bartleby, despite the story being told in first person by a different character, is the voice of reason, and Melville’s purpose is to accentuate his cause. Bartleby is a martyr figure who serves to expose the ineffectiveness of what claims to be Christian charity in 19th century American Society. There are several instances in the writing that would lead to this conclusion, these being Bartleby’s exhibited ability, his persistence, his acquired reverence, and his ultimate demise.