Invisible Man Discussion

Today in class we discussed what the symbol of “invisibility” means. He realizes that the is just a puppet. He can make an effect on people, but nobody takes him seriously. An example of this is after he drove Mr. Norton and went to explain what was going on. No matter what he said he was going to be kicked out of collage. Similar to how you humor a child whenever he/she says something, weather or not you believe it. We also discussed how the event of falling into the hole is similar to how he is treated thought the book. The white man was always above him and forces him to stay in the dark.

Confusing things explained:

In the beginning of Chapter 22, Invisible man was arguing with the brotherhood. They were arguing about Invisible man organizing a funeral without permission. They wanted Invisible man to be part of a unit rather then having opinions about things. They wanted to use him as a puppet.

    Clifton was called a traitor for selling Sambo dolls, which is a racial slur. Sambo dolls are dolls that exaggerate the facial features of African-Americans. Another reason is because Clifton did not want to be treated as a puppet by the brotherhood.
    The hole that Invisible man was in at the end of the book is the basement that he was in during the prologue.

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