Blog Post #10 - Invisible Man

The end of the novel is when I think things become really existential. We are already aware of the briefcase representing the narrator's constructed identity. Furthermore I believe that the moment when he falls in the manhole symbolizes a "leap" into an abyss, in that he recognizes the inerrant meaninglessness of everything. This is further symbolized by him burning every item in his briefcase. Thus at the end he is truly "invisible" as he is undefined. He holds no identity.