Independent Reading Project Post

Invisible Man/Ralph Ellison/African American literature

The novel Invisible Man, tells the story of a black man trying to find himself. The story is set in the 1930's in the South and Harlem in New York. In the beginning, the narrator (also known as Invisible Man), struggles to find who he truly is. He attends college, but after an incident with a prestigious white man he is forced to move to New York. He is expected to find work and hopefully return back to school the next fall. The story describes his new life and the obstacles that occur as the invisible man is on his path to discovering who he is and what he stands for. After a life of feeling invisible and inferior to whites, Invisible Man's journey helps him find himself.

In the beginning, the book was slow moving. It seemed as though it would take forever to read. After concentrating hard and focusing on reading, it became easier to read. Although the plot development was slow, towards the middle of the book I really started getting into it and enjoying it. It was confusing at first, but by focusing on what I was reading things became more clear and entertaining. Although I found it enjoyable, I would not recommend this book to people who do not enjoy reading. The book is lengthy and it takes a while to get interested in it. I recommend this book to people who are patient and have time to give the book a chance. I also recommend this book for people who like figuring out the symbolism in books. This book is very symbolic and there are many metaphors to the narrator's life. If you do not like making inferences about books and reading deeper into the text to find the meaning, then I do not recommend Invisible Man for you.


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