Abstract: This thesis centers upon the discussion on the protagonist of Bartleby, the Scrivener, Bartleby, and endeavors to uncover Bartleby’s persistent quest of his ego through analysis of a series of strange behaviors of him. Applying to Jacques Lacan’s Mirror Stage theory, this paper succeeds in attesting to the effect of “Mirror” in Bartleby’s gradual identification as well as growth of self-recognition, the psychological interpretation of whose pure inner world provides a better understanding of the theme of this novel. In order to analyze the significant meaning of the special and perfect mirror that Bartleby utilizes to scan the human virtuousness and social beauty, the current author develops her argument based on two logical reasoning: the mirror of others and the mirror of the wall respectively. It is the intention of this thesis to achieve a comprehensive interpretation of Bartleby’s personality so as to reveal his seemingly complicated inner world. It is also the author’s bold try to provide a possible perspective to look at Bartleby’s mechanic response, “I would prefer not to”, for the future studies of the peculiar and interesting character.
Key Words: Ego; Mirror Stage; Identification; Self-recognition.

摘  要：本文围绕《书记员巴特尔比》的主人公巴特尔比展开论述，试图通过对其一系列的奇怪行为进行分析，揭开巴特尔比为了实现自我认识的不懈追求。借用雅克拉康的镜像阶段的心理学理论，本篇短论成功地证明了“镜像”在主人公的逐步实现身份认同的过程中所起到的重要效果。对巴特尔比单纯的内心世界的心理学阐释给理解整篇小说的主题提供了一个更好的思考维度。为了分析巴特尔比透视人文道德和社会审美所采用的特殊的完美之镜，本文依照两条逻辑思路展开讨论：分别说他者之镜，和砖墙之镜。本文以实现对巴特尔比的全面的理解为讨论目的，从而揭示小说主人公那看起来复杂但实际简单的内心世界。通过本文的论述，作者大胆奢望能够对巴特尔比那极具特色的机械回答“我宁愿不”的增加一种阐释，从而给奇怪但充满趣味的巴特尔比的研究提供一个可供参考的视角。
关键词：自我；镜像阶段；身份认同；自我认知