King Of The Bingo Game Literary Devices

In “King of the Bingo Game” by Ralph Ellison, the protagonist is confronting life in the face by trying to win something that is so simple in exchange for benefiting something complex. Ellison writes this story discussing a social topic that reveals fate and how one will choose to depict it. The variety of literary devices allows Ellison to portray such a theme. He uses symbolism, setting, and the narrators point of view to show the depth of the story and the substratum of the overall theme.
The protagonist in this story is the main character and is dealing with several conflicts that are external and internal. He has recently moved from the south and now facing solemnity in his new location while having the status of poor. The protagonist,

This is what delineates the entire story. The protagonist is suppressed with a huge weight on his back that he believes he can lift, but truly is crushed from the beginning. He believes that he can apply restrictions to fate and one can see this by the use of the movie in the story. He has seen it three time and knows the scenes and endings of it but yet still watches it. However, with this he wonders what would happen if the picture got out of hand, which evinces that he is optimistic and isn’t set on everything is set to stone. "He laughed softly to himself. He had seen the picture three times, and this was one of the best scenes. "(606 Ellison) He believes and dreams of different possibilities in which he emboldens free will. Another representation is the scene of the woman tied down to the bed. "On his right the fellow whispered wide-eyed to his companion, "Man, look a yonder!" "Damn!" "Wouldn't I like to have her tied up like that..." "Hey! That fool's letting her loose!" "AW, man, he loves her." "Love or no love!" The man moved impatiently beside him, and tried to involve himself in the scene. But Laura was on his mind." (606 Ellison) In which