Herman Melville (1819-1891) is a widely acclaimed American writer, among his most admired works are "Bartleby, the Writer" and "Benito Cereno", both of which appeared for the first time as magazine pieces and were published only in 1856 as part of a collection. “Bartleby” was a story that reflected on the business world of the mid-19th century, set in New York, on one of its most famous and sometimes dangerous streets: Wall Street. Bartleby, a strange but intriguing man, is employed in a law firm and in his life and death he constitutes something of an enigma to his employer, the reader and the story itself. Bartleby, the Scrivener is a story that examines the ideas of a modern worker who is trapped in a mundane cycle that society has put him in, Bartleby's ghost far exceeds Bartleby's life and in the time of not only his life but also of his Death reflects much of the cultural transformations of Melville's America. It essentially serves as a cultural and social commentary on the loss of intimacy in the relationship between employer and employee as a result of the transition from an agrarian to an industrial economy. “Benito Cereno”, however, another story by Melville is considered one of his best stories and talks about a slave revolt on a Spanish ship. “Benito Cereno” highlights not only the gray lines of good and evil, but also the racial developments of the time and the importance of Babo transcending long after his death. The haunting ghosts of Bartleby and Babo leave a mark on the stories long after they are no longer present in them and this allows us to discover the underlining of the stories, the struggle of culture and race against humanity and its values.“Bartleby, the...... middle of paper ......and the social order, both Babo and Bartleby through their silence conveyed the seriousness and dangers of a society left uncontrolled by the values ​​of humanity, by the understanding of existence of the other and the self-esteem of others. Presenting these characters' stories from a third-person perspective also essentially serves to understand that characters are present everywhere and it is up to humanity to recognize their value and importance. The slave revolts in that period were a cry for freedom and power while the change in culture and economy was a cry for knowledge of others. Herman Melville influenced other writers with his stories, but went beyond a stereotypical character and presented his transformations through the eyes of others. Bartleby and Babo continue to haunt the stories in which they appear because of the message each represents.