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This 3 page paper discusses Ralph Ellison’s use of symbolism in his story, “King of the Bingo Game.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. Symbolism in King of the Bingo Game Research Compiled for
, Inc. by K. Von Huben 9/2010 Please Introduction Ralph Ellison is best known for his book Invisible Man,
a searing portrait of the way in which society ignores the African-Americans in its midst-making them "invisible." Ellisons works are often very symbolic, as in the paint factory episode in
the novel in which black and white paint colors are symbolic of black and white people. This paper looks at Ellisons use of symbols in one of his lesser known
works, the King of the Bingo Game. Discussion In this story, which has touches of fantasy, a young nameless man plays bingo to win money to provide medical care for
his wife since he cannot find work. When he gets control of the wheel, he refuses to let go and keeps spinning it madly until hes stopped by force. The
first point of importance is that the man cannot find work because he doesnt have a birth certificate, which immediate makes him a non-person, someone without an official identity or
standing. This must immediately suggest slavery to anyone with even a rudimentary knowledge of American history: the protagonist is black and nameless, two conditions that suggest he is a slave,
but a slave to the dictates of a society that is run by and for whites. Although he is no longer in chains in a literal sense, figuratively he is
still not free to be his own person; a reader is not even sure who he really is. This sense of dislocation is common in Ellisons works. Ellison had a
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