1.-african-american-literature 16.-oppression 20.-sociology. 20th-century 3.-racism african-american african-american-culture african-american-experience african-american-history african-american-identity african-american-literature african-american-protagonist afrofuturism alienation ambiguity ambition america american-dream american-fiction american-history american-identity american-literature american-society art assimilation authenticity autobiographical betrayal bildungsroman black-culture black-experience black-identity black-literature black-lives-matter black-power blindness blues blues-music brotherhood civil-rights civil-rights-movement class-struggle coming-of-age coming-of-age. complex-narrative complexity conformity corruption creativity cultural-alienation cultural-assimilation cultural-criticism cultural-heritage cultural-identity cultural-significance culture deception dehumanization dignity discrimination disillusionment double-consciousness dreams dystopia ellison empowerment enlightenment equality exile existentialism existentialism. exploitation freedom harlem harlem-renaissance historical-fiction history human-rights hypocrisy identity identity-crisis individual-vs-society individualism individuality inequality injustice inner-journey institutionalized-racism intellectualism introspection invisibility invisibility-metaphor invisible invisible-identity invisible-man invisible-man-(novel) invisible-protagonist invisible-society isolation jazz jazz-age jazz-music journey leadership literary-fiction literature loneliness loss loss-of-identity manipulation marginality marginalization marginalized marxism modernism multiculturalism narration narrative-style narrator national-book-award novel oppression perception personal-freedom personal-narrative philosophy political political-commentary political-satire politics postmodernism power power-dynamics power-struggle prejudice prohibition protagonist protest protest-literature quest quest-for-authenticity race race-relations racial-discrimination racial-identity racial-inequality racial-injustice racial-oppression racial-prejudice racial-segregation racial-stereotypes racism ralph-ellison rebellion resilience resistance satire search-for-meaning searching-for-identity segregation self-discovery self-empowerment social-alienation social-class social-commentary social-conformity social-criticism social-disillusionment social-dynamics social-equality social-hierarchy social-inequality social-injustice social-invisibility social-isolation social-justice social-mobility social-norms societal-expectations society southern-gothic southern-literature southern-united-states stereotype stereotypes struggle subjugation subversion surrealism survival symbolism the-american-dream the-black-experience underground unseen urban-life visibility white-supremacy writing-style