Despite whites holding social power, Dr. Bledsoe still has full control over the destiny and life of the narrator -- even more so than Mr. Norton does. Despite Mr. Norton's ability to convince Dr. Bledsoe to not punish the narrator, Dr. Bledsoe does so anyway because he doesn't care for the narrator's actions which led to this predicament in the first place. Thus, the narrator is kicked out.
I see Bledsoe as representing a sense of duplicity or "double-sidedness". On one hand he sucks up to the white man, but on the other he purposefully kisses their feet in a sort of "reverse dominance".
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Blog Post #2 - Invisible Man
Chapters 2 and 3:
The whole narration of Trueblood's account of his accidental rape was something. Obviously Mr. Norton is both fascinated and horrified by these accounts, and his time in The Golden Day is also quite something too. It is here that the narrator really sees the reverse "subtle" subjugation which he faces even from white culture. Even in their niceness they are racist towards him.
The whole narration of Trueblood's account of his accidental rape was something. Obviously Mr. Norton is both fascinated and horrified by these accounts, and his time in The Golden Day is also quite something too. It is here that the narrator really sees the reverse "subtle" subjugation which he faces even from white culture. Even in their niceness they are racist towards him.
Blog Post #1 - Invisible Man
So the majority of the book is in media res, as it is a retelling of the narrator's past life. He gets tricked into a fighting ring and is mercilessly beaten to death by other blacks. He gets electrocuted on a rug when trying to grab money and gold.
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