The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

This book is the tale of a man in his quest to find his identity and purpose in life. Ralph Ellison creates a vivid and a sort of shocking picture of America and most importantly society's outlook of individual identity in search of something larger. The main character, is an un-named protagonist who believes he is invisible. The protagonist and most major characters are black. This book and the reader, gives great insight to early African American life and culture. In his search for belonging, meaning and truth, the protagonist becomes involved with a communist group, but eventually leaves it to find his own way.

There are three main issues that I found that Ellison puts great importance to, not only African Americans, but society in general, this book covers topics from poverty to racism to identity issues. Soon after the book was published, Ralph said that "Invisible Man" was not just about the black experience in America, it was an account of every person's "invisibility" in a world that tells us how to think of each other. “Invisible Man” is certainly a book about race in America, and it’s pretty sad that few of the problems discussed still yet to have disappeared even now. This book describes very well the meaning of being an outcast in not only American societies, but also the world as a whole. I think the Invisible Man symbolizes everyone who has been alienated due to the color of their skin, their social class, their religious beliefs, or whatever else you can think of. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in learning about mid-century African American culture. Readers will find many truths in this fictional tale, that still relate to society till this day.

The Invisible Man

This book is the tale of a man in his quest to find his identity and purpose in life. Ralph Ellison creates a vivid and a sort of shocking picture of America and most importantly society's outlook of individual identity in search of something larger. The main character, is an un-named protagonist who believes he is invisible. The protagonist and most major characters are black. This book and the reader, gives great insight to early African American life and culture. In his search for belonging, meaning and truth, the protagonist becomes involved with a communist group, but eventually leaves it to find his own way.

There are three main issues that I found that Ellison puts great importance to, not only African Americans, but society in general, this book covers topics from poverty to racism to identity issues. Soon after the