# Turkey — Bartleby, the Scrivener character guide

> Turkey in Bartleby, the Scrivener by Herman Melville.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** chapter_1

## Who they are

An elderly, efficient scrivener in the lawyer's employ who becomes irritable and error-prone in the afternoons.

## Relationships

### [Bartleby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/11231/characters/bartleby)

_professional_

Turkey is a fellow scrivener who grows increasingly angry and confrontational towards Bartleby's refusal to perform his duties.

### [Ginger Nut](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/11231/characters/ginger_nut)

_professional_

Ginger Nut is the office errand boy and Turkey is a senior scrivener, so their relationship is that of a junior employee and a senior colleague.

### [Bartleby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/11231/characters/bartleby)

_professional_

Bartleby is a colleague who consistently refuses Turkey's requests and engagements, leading to Turkey's frustration.

### [Bartleby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/11231/characters/bartleby)

_professional_

Turkey is a fellow scrivener who grows increasingly angry and confrontational towards Bartleby's refusal to perform his duties.

## In the story

### [Bartleby, The Scrivener](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/11231/chapters/bartleby-the-scrivener)

An elderly, erratic scrivener whose work is excellent in the morning but becomes blotted and rash in the afternoon.

## Links

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