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This is the classic tale of an unnamed protagonist who struggles to find his place in the world. He is a young black man in the early 20th century coming to terms with being an invisible person, that is one that is often overlooked and does not stand out. Multiple times throughout the book, he must shed his identity and take on a new persona in order to survive. He always has hope but is often let down, and most of the time by his own doing.
This book explores themes of identity and individualis ...more
This book explores themes of identity and individualis ...more
I’m not finished with this one. I mean, I’ve read it... and now I’ve picked it back up to read it again. Why? Because it deserves it. Not only does it speak on the black experience by interlacing the invisible man’s story with that of Odysseus, but it lingers. It lingers in my consciousness, it’s message, it’s search for self and identity. So... I’m reading it again with a lens focused on its mythic properties because I believe that Ellison might have felt that he could make the dehumanizing exp
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