Explain the significance of bartleby's mantra "i would prefer not to" in melville's short story "bartleby the scrivener." how does it function differently than if he had said, for instance, "i will not" or "i do not want to"?

Answer fast. read the excerpt below and answer the question. i will tell you the tale of my wanderings and of the “herculean” labors, as i may call them, which i endured only to find at last the oracle irrefutable. socrates’ use of the word “herculean” in this excerpt from the apology is an example of what literary device? allusion metaphor onomatopoeia simile