Who tells the story? - the first person narrator, who is flawed but human…He's reliable, we trust him. His actions definitely support what he tells us about himself; especially the part about being a man who likes to take the "easy" way. What else is gained by telling this story from the Boss's perspective? Why not Bartleby's perspective? Why not one of the other clerks?
This story is told through the Boss' eyes. He is telling this in first person. It is more beneficial to hear the story from the Boss' perspective because he explains the story with such elaborate detail. Not only is the story explained in detail but it has a positive air around it. There are parts of the story that indeed are not positive but during other times its told in a more upbeat tone. If it was told from Bartleby's perspective, the whole story would have been a pain to read. It would be filled with so many negative views and the story would be so dull. There would be no life to it at all. If it was told from the other clerks point of view, The story would not be complete. They were not present during the entire story so a lot of important details would be missing. There is also the fact that the clerks don't know a single thing about Bartleby.
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