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Essay / Analysis of the characters of Brother Jack and Brother Tod in...
“The Invisible Man” by Ralph Ellison is a novel that reveals the psychological growth of the characters. Furthermore, in this novel, the story revolves around the narrator as an individual. In this novel, the narrator tells the entire story in the first person in which his name is never revealed. The narrator remains a voice throughout the novel, without ever establishing a concrete presence in the story. This is why he is considered an “invisible man”. In the novel, he is an African-American who is extremely vulnerable to the pressure that society places on him. The narrator of the story is a dynamic character who does not realize what is really happening around him. He also constantly ignores the truth about everything that is happening in the world around him, although Ellison ensures that the reader can see the narrator's blindness. Throughout most of the story, the narrator appears to remain innocent and holds no ill will toward the other characters in the novel. I think this makes him miss some of the true meanings of history and important events. Early...