What do we owe our neighbors and fellow citizens? Reflect on the need for the virtue of compassion and civic attitudes toward our neighbors by reading Herman Melville short story "Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street" (PDF of text below). Visit the following links for additional resources, including a study guide, biographical information, and a video series featuring editors Amy A. Kass, Leon R. Kass, and Diana Schaub discussing the story with scholar Wilfred McClay. CCSS alignment: RL.9-10.1 , RL.9-10.2 , RL.9-10.3
Compassion Toward Neighbors: Herman Melville
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Compassion: "Bartleby, the Scrivener" by Herman Melville"
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Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
