character and plot

The characters in Bartleby were not motivated at all; whereas, Almyer was very motivated to get the birthmark off his wife's face.  The characters in Bartleby had no good reason why they couldn't do things.  The wife was motivated to please in the birthmark and Almyer wanted to get the birthmark off her face, so they could move past it.  The characters in Bartleby were very consistent because Turkey, Nippers and Bartleby did everything the same.  Almyer was very consistent, but the wife in the story wasn't.  The lawyer in Bartleby was dynamic because he changed a lot.  Bartlebee was static which means he was constant in what he was saying.  Nippers and Turkey were flat because they didn't go into depth.  This could also be true about Bartleby.  In the birthmark Georgiana was dynamic.  Amnidab was a foil.  Alymer was static because he doesn't change.  The plot in Bartlbee said that people in society today are only useful to a certain extent.  The plot in the birthmark said that almer is trying to use a potion to get rid of birthmark.  The birthmark in the story symbolized nature.  The structure in both stories seemed to be in medias res because they both started in the middle of the story.  I would have chosedn flashback for Bartleby to see more of his thoughts.  I would have kept the plot in media res for Almyer because I think the story would be easier to write.  I think by comparing these two stories I learned that a story can be a lot alike through the plot structure, but can change dramtatically by how the characters act.  The characters are what gives each story its uniquness.