Stages of Visibility in Invisible Man
In Ralph Ellison's novel, Invisible Man, the main character goes
through many situations trying to discover himself. The main character,
the narrator, thinks that he is a very important person. He thinks that
his ideas will put an end to all the racial stereotypes in the world. The
narrator does not realize that he is virtually nonexistent to everyone.
The narrator goes through three states of sociality: invisible,
translucent, and visible.
At first, the narrator thinks of himself as being visible, however,
he is actually totally invisible to everyone he meets. Hardly anything he
does is accepted by the whites. He thinks people want to listen to him and
that they look up to his views. He is notably naïve, and even admits to it.
He forms and idea of what he wants to be when he is expelled from college.
That was when he realized he was not very important to anyone.
During the middle of the novel, the narrator's visibility
fluctuates; this symbolizes a change. He is slowly realizing that he is
really invisible to everyone. When the narrator was speaking with Mr.
Emerson about a job, Mr. Emerson said "...I happen to know of a possible job
at Liberty Paints. My father has sent several fellows there...You should
try--" and the narrator's reply was a shut door. This shows that the
narrator knows he is not entirely visible or important to everyone. He had
then realized that he is just a player in a game.
In the end of the novel, the narrator sees that he is visible only
to certain people. Nobody cares what he does, as long as he does what is
expected. Towards the end of the novel, the narrator shows that he
understands his status with the white people when he refuses to consent to
sexual intercourse with a white woman.
The narrator actually does find himself. In the prologue, he says
"I myself, after existing some twenty years, did not become alive until
after discovering my invisibility." This shows that he has found himself
and that he knows his status with the whites. He sees that his purpose in
life is to follow the orders of white people; to be invisible
Stages of Visibility in Invisible Man In Ralph Ellison's novel, Invisible Man, the main character goes through many situations trying to discover himself. The main character, the narrator, thinks that he is a very important person. He thinks that his ideas will put an end to all the racial stereotypes in the world. The narrator does not realize that he is virtually nonexistent to everyone. The narrator goes through three states of sociality: invisible, translucent, and visible. At first, the narrator thinks of himself as being visible, however, he is actually totally invisible to everyone he meets. Hardly anything he does is accepted by the whites. He thinks people want to listen to him and that they look up to his views. He is notably naïve, and even admits to it. He forms and idea of what he wants to be when he is expelled from college. That was when he realized he was not very important to anyone. During the middle of the novel, the narrator's visibility fluctuates; this symbolizes a change. He is slowly realizing that he is really invisible to everyone. When the narrator was speaking with Mr. Emerson about a job, Mr. Emerson said "...I happen to know of a possible job at Liberty Paints. My father has sent several fellows there...You should try--" and the narrator's reply was a shut door. This shows that the narrator knows he is not entirely visible or important to everyone. He had แล้ว รู้ว่า เขาเป็นเพียงผู้เล่นในเกม ในตอนท้ายของนิยาย เล่าเห็นเขาว่าเห็นเท่านั้น บางคน ไม่มีใครใส่ใจสิ่งที่เขาไม่ ตราบใดที่เขาไม่มีอะไร ที่คาดไว้ ในตอนท้ายของนิยาย เล่าแสดงว่า เข้าใจสถานะของเขากับคนสีขาวเมื่อจะยินยอมให้ เพศสัมพันธ์กับผู้หญิงสีขาว เล่าจริงค้นหาตัวเอง ในช่วง เขากล่าวว่า "ตัว หลังจากที่มีอยู่ยี่สิบปี ผมไม่กลายเป็นมีชีวิตอยู่จนถึง หลังจากค้นพบ invisibility ของฉัน" ฟิลด์นี้แสดงว่า เขาได้พบตัวเอง และรู้สถานะของเขากับขาว เขามองเห็นที่จุดประสงค์ของเขาใน ชีวิตคือการ ปฏิบัติตามคำสั่งของคนขาว จะมองไม่เห็น
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