Bartleby Has Rejected Your Friend Request

A person’s Facebook page can tell an outsider at least a hundred things about them, and give them a little peek inside who they are as a person. Bartleby’s page is no different, yet it has few words and only gives readers a small look into who he really is. Those curious enough to want to know more have to put together the puzzle of the page. It is mostly blank with only a few slots filled out, with only one sentence sticking out “I’d prefer not too”. His profile contains a single picture of him at his desk at work, blankly staring in the dark. In his info tab, he lists his workplace on Wall Street, as well as his former job at the post office and under contact information, he writes “I would prefer nobody contact me”. He lists his interests as hanging out in the office, reading, staring blankly into the night, and enjoying silence. As for music, he does have a few songs listed, but all of them are what might be considered elevator music, showing his enslavement to the office. Bartleby’s status states “I’d rather not have a status”, conveying his indifference with social activities. His wall is pretty blank with only a few invitations by his friends to go out on the town with them, which go unanswered. He does not accept new friend requests, choosing instead to ignore them. The select few that are his friends are those who have prodded him consistently to accept their requests. Bartleby’s blank page really emphasizes his lack of social skills, as well as the mystery surrounding his character, as he does not reveal anything to the public, we have to look deeper to find him.