2. How does the narrator try to prove that he exists?

[John]

2. One drawback of invisibility is that "you ache with the need to convince yourself that you do exist in the real world" [p. 4]. How does the narrator try to prove that he exists? Does this sentence provide a clue to the behavior of other characters in the book?

[Kristel]

it would tell us that others choose to not see him

[[deleted user]]

The narrator is a good speaker and makes himself heard (maybe not seen) with his speaking. He has violent altercations which prove for a short time to those involved and himself that he exists.

[Connie]

Yes, his speaking ability proves he's important and heard. This feeling starts as early as his high school graduation speech.

His writing to us also proves he exists.

[Sushicat]

He uses his speaking skills to connect to people and to make them aware of his circumstances and those of his brothers.

[John]

Book wrote: "The narrator is a good speaker and makes himself heard (maybe not seen) with his speaking. He has violent altercations which prove for a short time to those involved and himself that he exists."

But there was the situation in the prologue where a white guy bumps or pushes him and refuses to apologize, because he was invisible, and he ends up beating him, and almost killing him, and reflects n how the guy must be confused, beaten by someone who wasn't there.