Bartleby's Facebook

Bartlebly’s Facebook page would be unlike most others out there in cyberspace. Although many people feature common things such as friends, info and pictures Bartleby would probably differ in this aspect. First, Bartleby’s page would most likely not feature any friends, since he does not seem the type of person to be very social, and would therefore probably reply to a friend request with a “I would prefer not to.” Friends would only prove to bother Bartleby in his endeavors and preferences. Beyond the friends list, we must address what the features of Bartleby’s profile picture. Since Bartleby was not very consumed in his appearance, or concerned with his belongings, one could assume that his picture would be of something he enjoyed. It would be of something that either displaced the focus from him, or that could provide a good representation of his likes. In Bartleby’s case, one could assume that the leisure that would best represent him is a wall. Yes a wall, not just one wall though, but many types of walls. Walls seem to be something that Bartleby enjoys observing, so it would only seem right for him to have a brick wall as profile picture, along with having general pictures of some normal white walls. However, I think the most intriguing aspect of Bartleby’s page would be his “What are you doing right now?” In this section Bartleby’s state of action would say: “Bartleby prefers not to say.” This area of his Facebook would cause as much mystique to viewers as it does to his boss. Overall I think that Bartleby’s page would be very casual; there would be nothing extravagant about it. The page would truly give people some insight to his reserved manners through the simplicity of its creation and the timidity implied by it.