what they designed him to be. They designed for him an identity of a social
             speaker and leader, and to his listeners and followers, he is just that. Those were his
             multiple identities and none were less authentic than the others because to his
             onlookers, he is what his identities say he is, even if he thinks differently.
             The narrator always had a desire for people "who could give [him] a proper reflection of
             [his] importance" (Ellison 160). But there is no such thing as a proper reflection
             because his importance varies among different people. Subconsciously, he craves
             attention. He wants recognition and status, and wants to be honored as someone
             special. He must feel that he "can have no dignity if his status is not special, if he is
             not essentially different"(Bloom 193), therefore he joined Brotherhood in order to
             distinguish himself, and to identify himself. He gets what he wants, recognition and
             fame, but it is not right he thought, for he is recognized only for his false identity; his
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