... is a crucial theme in Invisible Man - but also wanted to put emphasis on the universal character that is linked with the novel. According to Ellison the struggling initiation of the main character should be seen as parallelism for the development of the black race - or even further: for all individuals ... can also be seen in the close relation of his speech at the smoker in chapter one to Washington's Atlanta Exposition Address, which Ellison in parts copied literally. In this speech it is also well depicted how the protagonist practices humility and subservience towards whites as it ...

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