I really don’t think Bartleby would want to participate in facebook. The concept of broadcasting information about yourself over the Internet would not appeal to him as he is a very reserved, private, and mysterious person. Bartleby would rather disappear into the brick wall that he so carefully studies than share any personal information with others in such a public forum. Bartleby is a man who “never [speaks] but to answer,” “never [goes] out for a walk,” and even has Ginger Nut bring him ginger nut cakes and cheese so that he may stay completed isolated within the office (p 175). He is so repulsed by the idea of participating in the world that it is nearly impossible for me to believe that this individual would willing share any piece of himself with an online community.

If Bartleby’s boss told him that he must create a facebook because all the employees are to have one he would probably respond, “I would prefer not to.” And if asked again the next day his answer would be the same. But if the boss dramatically changed his methods and attitude toward dealing with Bartleby’s passive resistance, than he would no longer just ignore Bartleby’s failure to cooperate and would bring in the authorities to force Bartleby to create a facebook identity. Bartleby would quietly comply once the authority figure was present but his facebook would be created under duress. The picture would be a front view of Bartleby taken by the boss and would closely resemble a mug shot. His friends would be Nippers, Turkey, and Ginger Nut because those would be the people his boss told him he must include. Bartleby would not put up any additional information unless directed to do so, but Nippers would put a comment on Bartleby’s page that reads, “I’d prefer not to. lol lol lol!!!”