Invisible Man
- He is the protagonist of the novel. He refers to himself as the invisible man in the prologue and epilogue. During the novel, set in the prime of his life, he is adapted to life in the south, goes to college, gets kicked out, goes to New York, joins a brotherhood of communists for which he rallies up Harlem's black population with his stimulating speeches. He at first believes he can make a difference for his people with hard work and ethics, which failed. He later learns about racism, himself, and misconception of others. Dr. Bledsoe - The black president of the Negro college the narrator attended. He puts on a facade for the white contributors of the college. He does not show respect for his people.Trueblood - The black in-breeder who is embraced by the white community for keeping the black race down. The black community has rejected him for sending a horrible image to the white community. Todd Clifton - A friend and 'brother' to the narrator who left the brotherhood and was shot after a scuffle with police. His death gives the narrator the motivation to get Harlem's people back in his hands.
Even his Brotherhood name was not revealed because he was still blind during his time working with them. He lived with a nice woman named Mary. He is discriminated against and gets in a injury during work. Fred did in fact find a job at a paint factory. People refuse to see him as anything besides a Negro. He knows no matter how hard he tried he would have never been seen his character. · Theme The main themes in the novel were identity and racism. Todd Clifton abandoned the Brotherhood and was shot while selling puppets on a street corner. This quote is when the narrator realizes he was being used by almost everyone. Fred discovers that he was invisible if a pair of glasses and a hat could make him resemble someone else so much. Fred rallies the people of Harlem to stand up against the white police force and was brought down by the Brotherhood. He was then ready to enter the world again. The narrator describes his 'hole', which he is hibernating in, sucking the power of Monopolized Light & Power.
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