The Sadistic Character of Dr. Bledsoe

By the end of chapter six it is evident that Dr. Bledsoe is a blatant hypocrite. For instance, in chapter four Mr. Norton told Dr. Bledsoe that Invisible Man “was not responsible (103)” for any of the unforeseen events that had taken place during there drive and he should not be punished. Dr. Bledsoe had then agreed to not punish him, but at the end of chapter six Dr. Bledsoe goes against his own words and suspends him for the semester. Another instance of Dr. Bledsoe’s hypocrisy is when he tells Invisible Man, “we take these white folks where we want them to go, we show them what we want them to see (102)”, in this statement he reveals how he has earned his power and fame through blatant deceit. The white people in charge of the school believe that everything is fine because they are only

taken to places in and around the school where Dr. Bledsoe knows they will like what they will see. Also in chapter six, Dr. Bledsoe says to Invisible Man, “boy you’re black and living in the South-did you forget how to lie (139).” This statement again blatantly describes Dr. Bledsoe’s hypocrisy. Invisible Man was even shocked to hear Dr. Bledsoe, the man he revered, say “to lie to a trustee (139).” Invisible Man could not believe that this highly respectable person could lie and deceive the way that he did.

Dr. Bledsoe not only betrayed Invisible Man he betrayed all of his own people. Dr. Bledsoe, always speaks of trying to improve the race, yet the only one he cares of is himself. If Dr. Bledsoe really wanted to improve the race, he wouldn’t act the way white people wanted him to act. He would not act in a humble and subservient way only to whites to appease them. Those actions just made white people thinks of blacks as inferior. It is obvious that he himself believed that the black race was inferior. In chapter six, Dr. Bledsoe refers to Invisible Man multiple times as a “nigger”, and he clearly uses it as a derogatory remark. By calling him a “nigger”, he is showing what he thinks of the word, which is exclusively used to describe blacks. He uses it to insult him, therefore it’s obvious he not only thinks that the black race isn’t as good as t

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