Invisible Man; invisibility
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Invisible Man Essay Destiny Mora Invisibility plays a big part in the novel and affects the protagonist in many ways throughout the novel. From the way the author presents the protagonist, he seems to feel invisible in society, but what does this invisibility mean? This invisibility can be characterized by identity and status. On the surface it may seem like society refuses to see him, but the underlying problem that the narrator has s distorted and shapeless self-image caused by racism and oppression. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me. Like the bodiless heads you see sometimes in circus sideshows, it is as though I have been surrounded by mirrors of hard, distorting glass. (p. 3)