Invisible Man: Crash Course Literature 308
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Date: 2022-04-04
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Comments and reviews: 10
becca
this book is. so very very good and so very very painful to read. i get why people would hate it because it calls out the very structure of America so explicitly and so honestly - people are going to be defensive, to say -but that-s not really true because- or -maybe but I would never do that- and it doesn-t let anyone pretend they aren-t a part of the problem so it-s easier for people to pretend it-s a made-up one. i mean, i don-t think it deserves the criticism for doing its job well, but ellison was very very good at doing that job.
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this book is. so very very good and so very very painful to read. i get why people would hate it because it calls out the very structure of America so explicitly and so honestly - people are going to be defensive, to say -but that-s not really true because- or -maybe but I would never do that- and it doesn-t let anyone pretend they aren-t a part of the problem so it-s easier for people to pretend it-s a made-up one. i mean, i don-t think it deserves the criticism for doing its job well, but ellison was very very good at doing that job.
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Julia
While this book was a milestone in Civil rights, I don-t like when people try to pigeonhole a book into a solely having a certain political agenda. Ellison himself saw literature as timeless, and the book is not just about racism but also about the human experience as a whole. Even the last quote of the book argued that it -speaks for you- I. e. the reader. Its ability to bring a necessary humanitarian and racial perspective to the forefront while also being so universal is amazing.
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While this book was a milestone in Civil rights, I don-t like when people try to pigeonhole a book into a solely having a certain political agenda. Ellison himself saw literature as timeless, and the book is not just about racism but also about the human experience as a whole. Even the last quote of the book argued that it -speaks for you- I. e. the reader. Its ability to bring a necessary humanitarian and racial perspective to the forefront while also being so universal is amazing.
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James
When watching this video my first reaction was surprise that I never read this in high school, then anger at remembering my school was more than a little racist, but finally I was sad because I realized that back in high school I couldn't have appreciated this book because back then I thought I was alot more enlightened about race than I actually was.
If a 10 minute summary takes me through all that, I need to read this book.
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When watching this video my first reaction was surprise that I never read this in high school, then anger at remembering my school was more than a little racist, but finally I was sad because I realized that back in high school I couldn't have appreciated this book because back then I thought I was alot more enlightened about race than I actually was.
If a 10 minute summary takes me through all that, I need to read this book.
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Margarita
A book was written to change the racial status quo, but if you take a look at this comment section, you will realise the status quo is still alive and well. People want to silence any kind of attempt to even mention a writer as he is black writing about human experience as it is an experience of a black man. 21st century comment section reaction to -Invisible Man-: -Get lost, get invisible-
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A book was written to change the racial status quo, but if you take a look at this comment section, you will realise the status quo is still alive and well. People want to silence any kind of attempt to even mention a writer as he is black writing about human experience as it is an experience of a black man. 21st century comment section reaction to -Invisible Man-: -Get lost, get invisible-
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Ben
Why take black people takes so much time to get there -freedom - I'm from North Africa, every European nations trying to slave my ppl, why understand about slavery isn't about skin color because North Africa whitener skin, overall history my ppl fight those coksucker -European- along battle takes a years of sacrefay lives I'm grateful about who I'm and where I came from,
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Why take black people takes so much time to get there -freedom - I'm from North Africa, every European nations trying to slave my ppl, why understand about slavery isn't about skin color because North Africa whitener skin, overall history my ppl fight those coksucker -European- along battle takes a years of sacrefay lives I'm grateful about who I'm and where I came from,
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Donna
Please consider doing some works by Dostoevsky and Tolstoy. I am interested in their Christian views of the world and Dostoevsky said one of my favorite quotations about how we treat animals. Both are sorely needed in this hateful, spiteful society which uses the Christian religion to justify their arrogance and all manner of abuse and oppression of others.
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Please consider doing some works by Dostoevsky and Tolstoy. I am interested in their Christian views of the world and Dostoevsky said one of my favorite quotations about how we treat animals. Both are sorely needed in this hateful, spiteful society which uses the Christian religion to justify their arrogance and all manner of abuse and oppression of others.
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Patrick
Extremely relevant today. Race aside, this also points to class and the invisibility of being poor and wanting to participate in -democracy-. Whether it's color or social standing, the symbolism of this book resonates the same.
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Extremely relevant today. Race aside, this also points to class and the invisibility of being poor and wanting to participate in -democracy-. Whether it's color or social standing, the symbolism of this book resonates the same.
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Lee
Ngl I thought this was gonna be about the H. G. Wells book and thought -oh I love that book I wonder what underlying message I must have missed.
But I was pleasantly surprised with the content of this book.
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Ngl I thought this was gonna be about the H. G. Wells book and thought -oh I love that book I wonder what underlying message I must have missed.
But I was pleasantly surprised with the content of this book.
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Alhatoon
YOU ARE A LEGEND. I honestly had a prejudice against John Green-s novels since they are widely read by young adult readers. Now that I know that he is THE JOHN GREEN I will read all his novels soon.
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YOU ARE A LEGEND. I honestly had a prejudice against John Green-s novels since they are widely read by young adult readers. Now that I know that he is THE JOHN GREEN I will read all his novels soon.
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Russell
Read Invisible Man in the mid-seventies in my Black Lit class. My instructor always talked about finding your identity and this book helped in that regard. One of my all-time favorites!
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Read Invisible Man in the mid-seventies in my Black Lit class. My instructor always talked about finding your identity and this book helped in that regard. One of my all-time favorites!
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