To feel invisible in the society and feel that you are overlooked in some way is something we all can relate to. It is not pleasant. The racism debate is still up in time though the fact that it is around 50 years ago that the black people had to fight for their human rights. One of the most central rights is the freedom of speech. Why should some people be anonymous to be heard in a public debate just because they have a black skin colour?
“Invisible Man” is a novel written by Ralph Waldo Ellison and it was published in 1952. The novel is written in first person narrator. The protagonist is an unnamed African-American man. “Invisible Man” is about the narrator who perceives himself as invisible because of his black skin. Of course, he does not believe that he really is invisible. He believes that he has lost his human identity because of the inattention that society has given him and the fact that others refuse to see him. He portrays the white people as being blind. He speaks to the read-ers without telling his real name. It is his way to get the freedom to freely speak to us or a has taken the part as invisible
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There is no one who neither sees or listens to him. The feeling of invisibility does, he doubts whether he really exists. The novel is written in 1952 and the metaphor of invisibility relates to the race discussions. He does not believe that his invisibility has something to do with how he is as a person, but more that people recognize him as something he is not. It is a product of the racial debate. He has black skin so he is in a lower standing than those with