Invisible Man Chap. 5

The protagonist feels guilty for many reasons but mainly because of the power of the words Barbee used. His speech was talking about how much the founder of the college went through to be in the position he is currently in. The use of the word treason was for the betrayal because the protagonist had challenged the idea of the dream that went along with the education. He feels guilty because he diminished this larger idea of success and fighting the power of the white man with education and success. He put down the very concept that someone else worked so hard to create that should benefit him.