Essay on Reflection on ‘Invisible Man’

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After reading the book Invisible Man so many questions come up in confusion. Even when I was finished reading the book and asked my friends for help understanding it I was kind of still confused. So in this essay, Im going to help you understand a special topic of the book that tugged at my inside.

At the beginning of his life I believe that from adolescence to adulthood, the protagonist had a strong desire to find his place in the world. However, I believe it was very clear that he didnt have a clear place in the so-called world. He started his walk on the path of life as a sincere person with the idea that identity might only be obtained in terms of a particular group of people. Which was a terrible idea. Since they didnt care about him at all they could care less about him as a person. So during that time, he learned a lot about how mean and cruel people could be. At that time, he did not realize that other people could lie, be angry, and betray. The so-called invisible man believed that submission and humility were the keys to success for black Americans in society. Which was wrong. For example at one time in the book he had to win a fight with another person. And the prize at the end of the fight was a bunch of money. The crazy thing was that the money was coins many many coins spread out on this carpet that had an electrical charge on it so whenever they went to collect the money they were electrocuted. So the high expectations of it only led to struggles and failures. Since he thought that they cared about him even though they showed him they didnt care about him.

Being nice and kind, the chief character engaged in the right to obtain a safe position among white Americans. However, all the attempts to be let into the so-called gang led to nothing but failures at all costs no matter what he did which is sad. The character was ready for the obstacles as he thought he would be able to overcome thorns that were prepared for him on ways to success; however, the absence of humanity in other people was shocking and devastating for a young man with a big heart. At the school graduation evening, he would have to pronounce his inspirational speech, which helped him to acquire a scholarship for studying at Negro College earlier, with a mouth full of blood. The wealthy citizens did not care about the message of the speech but only wanted the show of black men fighting in a boxing ring and then receiving payment from an electrified rug for it. The character never succeeded in completing his education. After all, he rejected the idea in his mind that he could ever be accepted and left the college, being disillusioned, betrayed, and searching for brand new senses in his life. 

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