1/12/2024 0 Comments Invisible man book analysis![]() Bledsoe who speaks of the narrator’s invisibility before passing out himself which leads back to school where Mr. Norton feels faint so they take him to Golden Day brothel in order find whisky that will revive him but during their visit, mental patients revolt against their attendant trapping them inside until help arrives from Dr. Norton into a poor district of black sharecroppers where Norton becomes interested in Jim Trueblood who’s rumored to have impregnated both his wife and daughter (which happened). ![]() At college, he is first faced with disillusionment as he relates the day he was given an honor by driving an old white trustee around campus. The narrator is finally allowed to give his oration and is awarded a scholarship to a renowned black college. The next stage of the novel requires the boys to grab for gold coins on a rug which turns out to be electrified. The narrator fights against Tatlock, who is much bigger than him, but manages to win after several rounds of fighting. He is then asked by one of the white men if he would like to fight in their battle royal for entertainment, which has naked dancing women and blindfolded boxing matches. The narrator remembers when he was a young boy and his grandfather told him that he’d have to give an oration at the white men’s fancy ballroom. The story will be about how he came to this place. He is depressed and living in an underground lair, sucking electricity from New York into his many light bulbs. ![]() The novel begins with a prologue about the narrator’s current state.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |