Professor Allred
Respond three
Fighting the stereotypes and be seen for an actual human being .
In the invisible man Ralph Ellison itemize the mere fact that true hard work one can regain their true identity if one choose to either become apart of whites expectation or simple learn from their kind how to overcome the unfair treatment thrown upon them . Like Dr. Bledsoe , the narrator is working hard to achieve a successful repetition within the white race .As shown in today’s black society the word “ invisible “ is stemmed from black people being hidden due to their race , social class , religion and more so gender and ethnicity .
It is shown in chapters five where Barbee who deliver an exceptional and passionate speech was actually blind wore a dark glasses when giving his speech hiding one’s true identity. One can say there is a contradiction been shown that of which a novel high on true vision and identity will give concerns for a man who’s physical well being and inability to see as become an questionable factor which throws his speech off.
Moreover, the narrator as become a threat to his own kind as Dr.Bledsoe became angry at him for taking Mr,Norton to to the old slave quarters which he did as he was told and is highly upset that the narrator is incapable of lying . As the novel continues to reveal some salient themes such as : lies , memory past and power , a young black man trying and stuggling through all odds to gain self discovery and understand is own identity is seemingly being faced with heartful disappointment believing in the wrong people .One can say it is shown in chapter nine that the narrator had a eye opener which geared him from being so naive led him to see that even those of your same ethnicity can make you feel more invisible than white probably would .Upon being introduced to Emerson Jr. who bought to is attention that there is also injustice not only from whites towards black but from blacks towards blacks , Ellison uses the simplest yet vivid examples to differentiate the social class present to African Americans and whites whether it be coming from the south to the north as the narrator travel thinking he was given the highest level of recommendations to help him rise above the limitations and expectations thrown upon blacks instead the letter states the complete opposite of what he stand for leaving narrator feeling a sense of revenge and resentment towards Dr. Bledsoe .
The narrator also embarks on a journey where he is exposed to betrayal of a brotherhood who question is sense of belonging .For example , “Proud to resist the pork chops and grits .It was an act of discipline , a sign of the change that was coming over me …..” ( 178) .During this time there was an urgency leading towards blacks using their energy for acceptance to gain economic success other than fighting fire with fighter and the controversial yet unsettling issues against black Americans and social equality .The world is that of possibilities one can truly unfolds and discover things only if you stand for who you are and what you believe in .
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