Paradox

Paradox
: Bartleby is stubborn, self-absorbed, rebellious, and insubordinate, yet many readers, and even the narrator, the Boss himself,
have a deep sympathy for him. Why?
Others?

The sympathy for Bartleby comes from his loss of life. That this character is completely lost and destroyed from a cruel and sad world that he has lost his humanity. readers may feel that he has died inside which is very sad that a person's life was dominated by sorrow and remorse