Blog #11: Ending of Invisible Man
April 9, 2007
mich119
My opinion about, Invisible Man, was mixed. I enjoyed reading the novel because I wanted to see what would happen to the narrator. The suspense of finding out his name and who he really was lead me to continue reading each chapter. At the end of the novel, I must say that I was disappointed that we never found out the narrators name. I mean that was the reason I wanted to continue reading the novel. The quote in the epilogue, “I’m an invisible man and it placed me in a hole-or showed me the hole I was in, if you will and I reluctantly accepted the fact.” After I read that quote I realized that although the narrator tried very hard throughout the novel to try and make a difference, especially by joining the Brotherhood, he was never going to change his conception of himself. His life was certainly not easy; however, he felt proud during those moments that he worked to change the beliefs of others. He was very bitter with everything that has happened in his life and at first chooses to stay underground, then changes his mind. I was surprised to read that he was going to end his hibernation because he felt a social responsibility even though he felt like he had failed in society. The narrator, I must say, was a confusing person to understand. “Invisible Man” was the perfect title for this novel because the narrator struggled so much with his identity. Overall, I’m glad this novel is done with because it was pretty much drawn out and I thought it could have been a lot shorter.
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alyssa708 | April 30, 2007 at 2:11 pm
I agree that the novel was definatly drawn out! The narrator could have shortened so many ideas and events but he chose not to which I wonder why. I never thought of your idea of him being proud of the moments he had, actually i thought that they didn’t really touch him and he did not care to much. After reading your thoughts on it i definatly can see why you said that!