The Elimination of the Individual: Two Stories Showcasing How Individuality is Unimportant. This paper explores Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Minister's Black Veil" and Herman Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener" in order to demonstrate how both Melville and Hawthorne reduce the significance of the individual within their works. Pages: 6 Bibliography: 2 source(s) listed Filename: 19576 Elimination Individual Showcasing.doc Price: 53.70