Throughout this book Ralph Ellison uses metaphors for the world around the character. ... Ellison remarks on the hypocrisy embedded in Norton from the very beginning, mentioning that he has held the white man's burden for forty years. ... By making him partially blind, an injury he claims he took for the Brotherhood, Ellison implies that the Brotherhood too works as a blinding device. ...

• Word Count: 2101
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

In these three short stories, "Red-Headed Baby" by Langston Hughes, "The Man Who Was Almost A Man" by Richard Wright, and "Battle Royal" by Ralph Ellison, race affects how the main character sees himself and how others see him. ...

• Word Count: 1099
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School