11. PART A: How does the narrator's description of his office in paragraph 3 function in the context oft
story as a whole?
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A. It suggests the narrator's unawareness of the way others in the office might show their workin
environment.
B. It reveals a negative aspect of the narrator's personality because the other scriveners refuse to
occupy the same office as the narrator.
C. It illustrates that the other scriveners, despite being in the same predicament as Bartleby, exhi
no sympathy for Bartleby.
D. It highlights the contrast between Bartleby's comfortable working environment and his negat
attitude toward work.