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I prefer not to," also tells the reader about isolating himself. The phrase shows his lack of involvement, another form of isolation. The narrator tells the reader exactly what he did to , very vividly, as shown below. In the novella, the author tells the reader, ....

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.... window, usually a form of escape, results in being trapped behind another wall, thus reinforcing his total isolation. The irony lies in the fact that the narrator, while trying to isolate , becomes affected by it, so much so that he appears almost human. Instead of dismissing him on the spot for refusing to copy, proofread or leave the premises, he tries to find other employment for him, and even considers inviting him to live in his residence as his guest. The narrator develops before our eyes into a caring person, very different from the cold, unsympathetic person at the beginning of the story. "To befriend , to humor him in his strange willful ....