Benito Cereno & Bartleby

Herman Melville's "Benito Cereno" and "Bartleby, the Scrivener" are seminal works that explore themes of freedom, existentialism, and the complexities of human behavior within the frameworks of slavery and labor. "Benito Cereno" is crafted as a subtle narrative that delves into the moral ambiguities of colonialism and racism, employing a keen psychological realism that reveals the underlying tensi...