Lit Anal 3: Invisible Man
Main Character/Narrator:
- A gifted speaker
- 1920's-1930's- lived in the South as a young man
- Was rewarded with a scholarship to a black college
Mr. Emerson:
- He helps the narrator get a low paying job at Liberty Paints plant
- An explosion happens and the narrator gets knocked out
Plot:
- A man refuses other people to see him; hiding under a manhole
- Steals electricity underground
- The narrator was introduced into a brotherhood
- He meets the leader Tom Clifton
- After the explosion at the plant he loses his memory and ability to speak
"Brotherhood"
- They are all suppose to be brothers and have a bond
- However, the narrator gets betrayed by them and wants revenge
- He seduces a lady to find out secrets about the group
Themes:
- Racism
- The man struggles to find his identity
- racial prejudice
- Stereotypes
- African American trying to escape prejudice
Literary Elements:
- Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
- Liberty paints- demonstrated the relation to black/white (symbolism)
- Sambo doll- puppeteers dolls in same way the brotherhood manipulated the leader and the narrator
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