Invisible Man

Ralph Ellison's only successful novel Invisible Man was an instant classic in its initial release in 1952. The nameless narrator gives us his story on how he came to be an “invisible man”. Living in an abandoned basement, this African-American recaps about his struggles in the south which expanded as he migrated north. And the search for self- identity was at stakes as he made bad choices of who to associate with. With all the social and political conflicts from the book and the time period in which it was written, Ellison did a great job of getting into this ambiguous characters mind and speak to the audience, which creates a two- way communication in literature. With all the African- American history incorporated in it,its better that we read it in class, in order to get the full concept of the novel. I give it 4 stars, and anyone who wants to read about individuals in search for their identity in a clashing society, then this is a great book for you.