1. Introduction With the publication of his novel Invisible Man in 1952 Ralph Ellison certainly had his masterpiece. It tells the story of a young African American in search for his own identity by struggling with various life experiences. For this reason it is indisputable that Invisible Man is - principally - a bildungsroman as the novel "follows the development of the hero [...] through a troubled quest for identity" (Baldick: 24). And since the protagonist of the story also functions as the narrator one can even go further and narrow it down to the genre of a künstlerroman (cf....
African Americans have been fighting for their rights for decades. The African American civil rights movement changed everything. This social movement looked to outlaw discrimination towards black Americans and obtain their right to vote. The movement did not turn to violence to get what they wanted...
Abstract Beliefs in conspiracy theories are widespread throughout the world, in every culture and community. They range from a world take over by secret societies to rigged Olympic games. Many are short lived, however, others seem to become self-perpetuating animals preying particularly on th...