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    Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison tells the story of an African American man living in 1930s New York City. Due to the prevalent racist attitudes of the time, the black protagonist felt invisible in the white world and faced racism, police brutality, and dehumanization. After realizing he could not change the racist system, he isolates himself in his basement in order to appreciate his own intelligence without obligation to the racist community. The novel examines the protagonist's journey of self-discovery and learning to love himself despite facing racism.

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    Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison tells the story of an African American man living in 1930s New York City. Due to the prevalent racist attitudes of the time, the black protagonist felt invisible in the white world and faced racism, police brutality, and dehumanization. After realizing he could not change the racist system, he isolates himself in his basement in order to appreciate his own intelligence without obligation to the racist community. The novel examines the protagonist's journey of self-discovery and learning to love himself despite facing racism.

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    Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison tells the story of an African American man living in 1930s New York City. Due to the prevalent racist attitudes of the time, the black protagonist felt invisible in the white world and faced racism, police brutality, and dehumanization. After realizing he could not change the racist system, he isolates himself in his basement in order to appreciate his own intelligence without obligation to the racist community. The novel examines the protagonist's journey of self-discovery and learning to love himself despite facing racism.

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    ReadOnSummary#3

    InvisibleMan
    ,byRalphEllisonisastoryaboutanAfricanAmericanmanlivinginNew
    YorkCityduringthe1930s.Becauseoftheracialimplicationsofthistime,racistthought
    causedthecharacterinthebooktobecomeinvisible.Hewasnotinvisibleintheliterarysense
    butbecausehewasablackmanlivinginawhiteworld.Thenarratorattemptedtoliveinthe
    citybutinreturnforhisattempt,hefacesracism,policebrutality,anddehumanization.

    After
    realizingthatthesystemcannotbefixed,thenarratoravoidsthesystembyisolatinghimselfin
    hisbasementtotrulyappreciatehisownintelligenceandcomplexitywithoutowingthe
    communityanyservice.
    InvisibleMan
    isastoryoftrialanderror,findingbeautyinoneserror,
    andlovingonesselfwhennooneelsedoes.

    Quote:Iamnotashamedofmygrandparentsforhavingbeenslaves.Iamonlyashamedof
    myselfforhavingatonetimebeenashamed(1.2)

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