Which acknowledges its primary obvious meaning; its secondary, implicit meanings; and most importantly, considers how one arrives at those meanings.

Provide a close reading of the text (Bartleby, the Scrivener by Herman Melville) and consider what it says about disability or disabled populations. Be specific, and make a clear and specific thesis statement. A close reading begins with a paraphrase of a short passage and complicates it. It is a coherent, precise analysis of a passage from a literary text which acknowledges its primary obvious meaning; its secondary, implicit meanings; and most importantly, considers how one arrives at those meanings. A close reading tries to answer the questions: What is it like to read this passage? How do I come to conclusions about what it means? To answer these questions, it is essential to pay attention to the unique characteristics of the passages language. How is the language organized? What imagery is used? What figures of speech? What kind of diction? A close reading links such particulars of the reading experience to the creation of primary and secondary meanings. Finally, a good close reading can gesture toward how that passage fits into some larger theme or issue addressed by the whole text from which it is taken. Also consider Ronald Christs 1976 English translation of Borgess Spanish prologue to his 1944 translation of Bartleby, the Scrivener. Use the other 2 texts provided as support–only cite these texts if they are relevant, ignore if not. An example of a previous close reading is also included for reference of expectations for quality and structure-no need to cite this essay. It is only provided as an example for the writers reference and should not be mentioned in this current paper. Word minimum of 900 and word maximum of 1200.

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