Bartleby the Scrivener

When Bartleby went to prison, the narrator visited him in order to make one last attempt to reason with him. At the prison, Bartleby seems even more glum than usual. The narrator's friendliness is rebuffed. The narrator bribes a turnkey to make sure Bartleby stays well fed. But when the narrator returns a few days later, Bartleby has died. He preferred not to eat.