Thursday, December 15, 2011

The Invisible Man

This block for my independent reading book, I read The Invisible Man By Ralph Ellison. As a young man, in the late 1920s or early 1930s, the narrator lived in the South. Because he is a gifted public speaker, he is invited to give a speech to a group of important white men in his town. The men give him a suitcase containing a scholarship to a black college but only after humiliating him by forcing him to fight in a battle. With this, he begins his painful journey through life recieving endless rejection. This character reminds me a lot of Bigger Thomas because they undergo very similar struggles. I don't want to give away much but I really recommend everyone to read this book!

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