bartleby the scrivener

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I am currently a student and am having trouble with my literature teacher who refuses to directly asks questions or answer mine.
I had to read the story bartleby the scrivener and the teacher asked the question as part of the assignment which really has little to do with the story.
Does anybody understand this question?:
Privacy is a dominant right for Bartelby; for his employer it is only one right among many. Explain.

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Does anybody understand this question?:
Privacy is a dominant right for Bartelby; for his employer it is only one right among many. Explain.
Sure. For Bartleby there IS only one right, the right to privacy. This is expressed through the statement we all know and love: "I would prefer not to."

His employer believes in the right to privacy (he genuinely DOES want to respect Bartleby's privacy), but there is a business to run and the right to individual privacy bumps up against that. Certainly one problem that Bartleby presents to the employer is that he makes it tough for the employer's right to live the "easiest way of life" which he believes is "the best."

There are others. Have fun, it's actually a pretty cool question.