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This 5 page paper discusses Ralph Ellison's novel, The Invisible Man. A brief overview is given as well as theme. Emphasis is placed on the importance of the Grandfather's words to the narrator and how they propel the 'invisible man' toward self identity.Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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book, The Invisible Man, is given to the narrator in the form of advice from his grandfather. However, as is shown throughout the novel, some things are easier said than
done. As with many great novels, the narrator, though maintaining a close and intimate contact with the reader, is never given a name. This ties in with the title of
the book, and makes the protagonist a man without a name, an invisible man. The book starts out, in fact, speaking about the narrator and how depressed he is to
find himself in his present state. He then begins to tell the story of how he came to arrive at his present station in life. His grandfathers words stand
by him when he is exposed to some of the worst atrocities at the hands of the towns upper class. Supposedly, he and several other high school students were told
that they would be invited to give a speech, one he has practiced for his college entrance, before the prominent members of the white society at their club. However,
when he gets there he and the other students are put through a series of gauntlets where they are debased, demeaned and tortured. Finally, he is the last one still
standing and he is awarded a full scholarship to a prestigious black college. This of course doesnt last long, as through a series of events, he finds himself expelled, through
no fault of his own. In fact, in an ironic twist the morally bankrupt individual whom the narrator is driving around the campus is to blame for the entire incident,
but this man is a trustee and he is white. The college president, Dr. Bledsoe, relates to the narrator that he should have only showed the trustee what the college
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