Blog #9

March 25, 2007 mich119

As I continue reading, Invisible Man, I enjoy it more and more each day. Although when I first saw the book and saw how long it was, I was shocked and did not think that I would enjoy reading something that seemed to be so long. However, when I read the Prologue I realized that this novel was going to be very interesting. The narrators first sentence of the book, I am an invisible man, lead me to want to read more because I was fascinated by what he meant by that statement. As I read further on in the book, it was shocking to see the struggles the narrator faced being black. As being part of a “pro white society” the narrator finds life as an African American very difficult.  I do not think the grandfathers advice in which he basically told the narrator to do anything to please the white people was something that benefited the narrator. That is not something to teach and preach because it gives of the wrong impression.  The grandfather was basically saying that in order to fit in and be accepted into society that was predominately white, black people must act like someone they are not.  This includes not going against what white people believe and have to say.  The different scenes such as when the narrator gives his speech and none of the white people listen to him and when he takes the reader back to his college where he got kicked out for no reason, are some examples that show how the narrator has felt like an “Invisible Man”.  It will be interesting to see if the no-named narrator is finally revealed for the person he is and if he will ever be accepted in the white society.

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  • 1. kellbell  |  March 26, 2007 at 4:58 pm

    I too also believe that the advice of the grandfather was wrong. Like the narrator should be his own person and sucking up isn’t always the way to get ahead in life. I would have to agree that the grandfather’s advice hasn’t benfited the narrator at all just yet. So maybe he should just forget this advice.


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