Invisible Man 13-14 Flashcards
Purpose of emancipation letters?
Ppl still have memories of slavery
Metaphorical value of sweet potatoes?
Narrator can’t control himself. Experiences shame.
Italicized paragraph on 273 purpose?
Empathizes with the couple who were evicted.
Y is narrator ambivalent about the attackers of the evicted?
He feels wrath and fear. He needs to speak up.
Narrator rhetorical argument as he addresses crowd?
He says the couple is not being dispossessed.
How does man in cafe interpret narrator sentiments?
The narrator sees that his emotions will build
Narrators motivation to get job?
He needs money
Effect of trip thru Central Park?
Evokes a sense of danger.
Color used to affect imagery in salon?
The narrator feels he stands out in the wrong way being black.
Why Emma wishes the narrator were blacker?
Be as far from white as possible for a spokesman.
Ironic about brother jacks that narrator should be booker t Washington?
He’s a spokesman that doesn’t care about outside opinions.
Idea behind narrator and drunken man?
He would have musical gifts.
What is the difference between “we” that Mary and jack embrace.
Brother jacks involves knowing ppl better.
