The Revenge of Herman Melville

Alright, so I truly believe that the absurd names in Bartleby the Scrivener (Turkey, Nippers, Ginger Nut, and Bartleby himself) are the direct result of Herman Melville having terrible parents who thought it would be funny to name their child Herman Melville.  Critics say he was depressed because of poor Moby Dick sales; I say he was depressed because of his name.  But to the point.  This story was long, and really creepy, but similar in style to the afore-mentioned Moby Dick, also written by Melville.  The story contains slow, seemingly bland and mundane unraveling of plot, characterization, and action before picking up rapidly toward the end of the story in the climax.  The story itself I thought was funny at times; for instance, when Bartleby gradually becomes less and less mobile and completely refuses to work or relocate, the Lawyer moves his offices to another building instead of simply removing Bartleby.  The main character was the Lawyer, but I found his character hard to read and didn't really understand what he learned from the Bartleby situation or what he was trying to prove, if anything.  In any case, the "I would prefer not to" line was really creepy throughout, especially after playing Bioshock (yes, I'm amazing at connecting pop culture dots).  Now, if you're aware of the game, would you kindly watch the following?

Watch at your own discretion! Possibly offensive...

You really have to have played the game for any of this to make sense, I suppose...