![]() He is very clean cut and respectful of authority and those above him in society and maintains this affect even when there are very clear reasons as to why he shouldn’t.Īs the plot progresses and the narrator grows we see him start to abandon his old ways. In these early scenes, before the narrator comes face to face with the brotherhood we also see him as a very naïve young person who thinks the best of everyone with little to no ill thoughts. He is looking out for himself and his future, a primal instinct of every human. Not wanting to be brutally beaten or embarrassed in front of everyone he wants the other man to take a fall and in return he can have all the prize money. As the fight continues he repeatedly tries to offer his competitor deals to end the fight without any real injuries here we were able to see his sly mind at work. At this point the blindfolds were removed and he had to battle this person without any tricks. As the others stumbled blindly around him he swiftly sidestepped out of harm’s way until it was only him and one other man left. This scene shows that the character will do what it takes to come out on top and to save himself if needed. Midway through the brawl he realizes that he can lift up his blindfold a little bit so that he can see and protect himself. He does not really want to fight but he doesn’t want to miss this speech opportunity more so he fights. He is invited to a gathering to give a speech, which he loves to do, and almost against his will he is thrust into a boxing match that is very dangerous as every single boxer is blindfolded to enhance the entertainment for the drunken white men watching. In the beginning of the story we see the narrator as a younger person with hopes of going to college. The most prominent character of the story, the narrator, is nameless this serves as a way for the reader to sink into the character even more than usual as there is no specific person that he is called. Brother Jack is the leader of the organization that calls itself “the Brotherhood” who claims that they are the voice of the people who have lost their heritage and past and convinces the naïve narrator to join into their shady and deceiving group. ![]() The narrator is the main focus in the book and we were able to observe him the most throughout the story. The most prominent character in the Invisible Man is the nameless narrator. Throughout this story we have been introduced to people and have been able to watch as they change and grow either through their experiences or simply through more information about them being available to us. ![]()
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