Thursday, February 12, 2009

The Narrator's Facebook




In recent years the trend of expressing personality through facebook has become a popular trend amongst a wide variety of people. Both the young and the old are now loging on to the internet in order to connect with people, make plans, and show themselves as a person in very distinct ways. Like anyone else, the narrator from “Bartleby the scrivener” has his own distinct character, and if her were real and were to have a facebook his would be unique to him.

Facebook facilitates socialization. The narrator would make use of the communicative ability of facebook. His facebook would be a way to do business by talking to clients and important figures and giving orders to his employees. Work that needs to be done and things that employees need to remember would be sent through messaging, and social gatherings as well as important work and church meetings would be stored under his events. All of these clients, judges and employees would be his facebook “friends” including Turkey, Nippers, Ginger Nut, and John Jacob Astor. The narrator would also strengthen the relationships he has with important people like John Jacob Astor.

Because the narrator has several employees and is a naturally curious and concerned person, he would also use facebook as a way of checking into his employees’ lives. By checking on his employees’ news feeds, he could tell how temperamental Nippers will be in the morning by seeing if he had indigestion or was unable to sleep the previous night. The narrator could make many inquiries into the lives of his “friends” and attempt to improve their misfortunes. Constant attempts to do good deeds, by the narrator, would lead to nominations in applications such as nicest person, most lovable person, and best friend. He would also join causes such as ending world hunger and poverty showing his concern for the well being of others.

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