A Marxist Analysis of Bartleby the Scrivener by Herman Melville illustrates the history of the alienated condition of the worker in capitalist society. Examining language, capitalist structure, and the totality of alienation and its place in capitalist society, Bartleby is a story of Wall Street, the sacrifices of the proletariat, and a man named Bartleby who would rather not work. With powerful social issues challenged and a focus on labor and class relations, Bartleby is a story of Wall Street and its superstructure imposing on workers and their mentality. A Marxist perspective would therefore serve Bartleby's themes and content well. The Wall Street lawyer is Bartleby's narrator. His story, subtitled “A History of Wall Street,” introduces the reader to his company and its employees – known only by their nicknames: Turkey, Nippers and Ginger Nut – as well as Bartleby, the editor. From the beginning, Wall Street workers had their identities stripped away so that none of the characters were given full, proper names, names that would indicate their individuality. Even the successful bourgeois narrator is known simply by his profession as a lawyer or by his role as narrator. Bartleby, too, is first addressed by his profession: "the strangest [scrivener] I ever saw" instead of being a person; “Scrivener” has become the name that defines it and gives it meaning to others. It is as if, without this, its existence could not be recognized. However, Bartleby and the Narrator are not the only two characters stripped of their individuality. Ginger Nut is so called because it is the food provider of office workers and it is only important to the extent that it completes its task. His individuality and personality go unnoticed...... middle of paper...... through his obsessive refusals, he had finally reclaimed his humanity in the eyes of the bourgeoisie. It is worth noting that in the last line, Bartleby is not seen by his identity as a writer but in union with humanity ("Ah Bartleby! Ah humanity!"). By rebelling against structure, Bartleby was able to realign himself with his individuality. Thus, Herman Melville's Bartleby the Scrivener tells the story of the dehumanizing conditions of the proletariats in capitalist society. Through the examples given through language, the capitalist structure and the totality of alienation and its place in capitalist society, Bartleby is a story of Wall Street, the sacrifices of the proletariat and a man named Bartleby who, by his refusal to sacrifice himself to the structure by remaining an automaton replaced the structure and regained his identity as a simple Bartleby.