Invisible Man
Hardcover Kindle Edition Audio CD Library Binding Paperback Mass Market Paperback"Invisible Man" is a novel by Ralph Ellison that portrays the experiences of an unnamed African American man whose journey is marked by racism, invisibility, and disillusionment. Raised in the South, the protagonist moves to New York City where he is recruited by a communist organization to be their spokesperson. However, he soon realizes that the organization is more interested in using him as a political tool than in addressing issues of racial inequality. His disillusionment deepens when he discovers that even the Ivy League university he attended, which supposedly valued diversity, views him as a mere token. Throughout his journey, the protagonist grapples with the complexities of his identity, the ways in which society views him as a black man, and the subtle systemic ways in which racism operates. In the end, he chooses to retreat into a life of invisibility, recognizing that his mere existence as a black man in America makes him a threat to the status quo.
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