Battle Royal by Ralph Ellison 1. Summarize the story. In the story "Battle Royal," a young black boy is invited to deliver his graduation speech to some southern town's prestigious white ... end of the story the narrator has a dream about his grandfather which had symbolized that no matter how hard he tried to gain respect with whites he would still be invisible to them. 2. Characterize the main characters discussing (a) what they do, (b) why they do what they do motivation, ( c) what insights they might or might not ... advance his own standing among them. He measured his accomplishments by...

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