Invisible Man
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Epilogue
Themes
All Themes Race and Racism Identity and Invisibility Power and Self-Interest Dreams and the Unconscious Ambition and Disillusionment
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Characters
All Characters The Narrator Dr. Bledsoe Mr. Norton Brother Jack Ras the Exhorter Tod Clifton Rinehart Mary Rambo
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All Symbols The Brief Case The Coin Bank The Sambo Doll The Dark-Lensed Glasses
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Dialect Genre Hyperbole Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Paradox Personification Satire Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone Verbal Irony
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Invisible Man

by

Ralph Ellison

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9
  • Chapter 10
  • Chapter 11
  • Chapter 12
  • Chapter 13
  • Chapter 14
  • Chapter 15
  • Chapter 16
  • Chapter 17
  • Chapter 18
  • Chapter 19
  • Chapter 20
  • Chapter 21
  • Chapter 22
  • Chapter 23
  • Chapter 24
  • Chapter 25
  • Epilogue
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Race and Racism Theme Icon
    Race and Racism
  • Identity and Invisibility Theme Icon
    Identity and Invisibility
  • Power and Self-Interest Theme Icon
    Power and Self-Interest
  • Dreams and the Unconscious Theme Icon
    Dreams and the Unconscious
  • Ambition and Disillusionment Theme Icon
    Ambition and Disillusionment
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • The Narrator
  • Dr. Bledsoe
  • Mr. Norton
  • Brother Jack
  • Ras the Exhorter
  • Tod Clifton
  • Rinehart
  • Mary Rambo
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • The Brief Case Symbol Icon
    The Brief Case
  • The Coin Bank Symbol Icon
    The Coin Bank
  • The Sambo Doll Symbol Icon
    The Sambo Doll
  • The Dark-Lensed Glasses Symbol Icon
    The Dark-Lensed Glasses
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allusions
  • Dialect
  • Genre
  • Hyperbole
  • Imagery
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Paradox
  • Personification
  • Satire
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Situational Irony
  • Style
  • Tone
  • Verbal Irony
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