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Injustice In Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man

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In Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man”, the main character, unnamed, reacts to injustice in a significant way, when he finally realizes that, even in the North, there is still discrimination among people. Throughout the novel, the main character grows and expands his knowledge of justice. In the beginning of the book, he starts out as a follower, and literally follows people in higher positions around (such as the Founder) and takes everything they say to heart. He begins to realize that the things he heard in his sheltered life may not be so great when he works in a paint factory. The company claimed they made the whitest paint, but did so by adding black drops into the solution. This theme of black adding to white superiority adds to the injustice
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