Ralph Ellison

Number of Pages 6

A 6 page essay that examines several of Ellison’s short stories, as well as his novel Invisible Man, as these works demonstrate that Ellison frequently addressed two literary ideas. The first concerns the motif of initiation, which is a literary device that affords Ellison a means of critiquing society due to the fact that this device involves the perspective of an innocent. The second idea concerns Ellison’s belief that poor blacks and whites should unite across the barrier of color as they had common concerns and experiences. As this suggests, Ellison’s political viewpoints are evident throughout his fiction. Bibliography lists 7 sources.


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