Ralph-Ellison--Invisible-Man-看不见的人复习过程

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always stand for something beyond surface level
Invisible Man (1952)
First published in 1952 and immediately hailed as a masterpiece, Invisible Man is one of those rare novels that have changed the shape of American literature.
and events Characterized by a loosely connected string of
incidents Main character has no name: the nature of
these experiences and the cumulative effect on him is important
Invisible Man is the story of a man in New York City who, after his experiences growing up and living as a model black citizen, now lives in an underground hole and believes he is invisible to American society.
Won the national book award
Episodic Novel
Story is told in a series of incidents or events. The episodes succeed each other, with no
particular arrangement Protagonist experiences a string of occurrences
Ralph WaLeabharlann Baidudo Ellison (1914-1994)
Named for Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ellison’s first and only novel, 7 years total to complete "Invisible Man" ,
The novel was immensely popular with both whites and blacks
The understanding of art depends finally upon one's willingness to extend one's humanity and one's knowledge of human life.
“I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fibre and liquids- and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible because people refuse to see me…When they approach me they see only my surroundings, themselves, or figments of their imagination- indeed, everything and anything except me.”
Universal Novel
Invisible Man is a quest to know oneself
Struggle for acceptance Although it concerns race, it is really about
our desire to succeed and be happy in life. Events are in real settings, but settings
Bildungsroman Novel
A coming of age novel which chronicles a character’s development and maturation over the span of several years.
Main character begins as a bright high school student and matures to a man who understands the nature of the world.
past? What would you find more disagreeable?
Blanche's upper class snobishness, or Stanley's working class vulgarity?
Ellison Quotes
Good fiction is made of that which is real, and reality is difficult to come by. So much of it depends upon the individual's willingness to discover his true self, upon his defining himself -- for the time being at least -- against his background.
Ralph-Ellison--Invisible-Man看不见的人
Tennessee Williams Questions
What dose the title of the play stand for? What is Stanley and Stella's neighborhood
like? What's wrong with Blanche? What is Belle Reve? What does Stanley know about Blanche's
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