"Bartleby the Scrivener"

#2 Why do you think Turkey, Nippers, and Ginger Nut are introduced to the reader before Bartleby?

"At the period just proceeding the advent of Bartleby, I had two persons as copyist in my employment and a promising lad as an office boy. First, Turkey; second, Nippers; third, Ginger Nut."

In "Bartleby the Scrivener," the minor characters are introducted before the main character. At the beginning of the story, the narrator begins by describing himself. Then he goes on to describes his employees (the minor characters) in great detail. Before the narrator could describe Bartleby, he had to describe the office setting. It was very important for the narrator to describe Turkey, Nippers, and Ginger Nut first because it showed the narrator's acceptance of eccentric people. By describing the other characters first, the narrator establishes a feel for the office before Bartleby arrived. I think it was necessary to describe these other characters because it showed that the boss accepted the weird people because they also had good qualities as did Bartleby.