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Finally arriving at Mr. Emerson's office, the narrator is met by a young man who identifies himself as Mr. Emerson's son, then reveals the devastating contents of Dr. Bledsoe's letter. Aware of the shock his revelation has on the narrator, young Mr. Emerson first offers him a job as his valet and then offers to get him a job at Liberty Paints ...
The narrator calls himself an “invisible man” not because others literally cannot see him, but because others fail to see him for who is really is. The narrator links his invisibility to his skin color. Although his dark skin makes him stand out in a culture that remains very vigilant about racial difference, the narrator’s ...
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Dr. Kemp. Went to college with Griffin and betrayed him. Mr. and Mrs. Hall. Owners of the Coach and Horses Inn. Teddy Henfrey. Clockjobber, starts the rumor that the invisible man is running from the police. Fearenside. Delivers the invisible man's luggage, his dog bites the invisible man.
With a sudden burst of energy, Griffin resumes his story. He explains that he had left Chesilstowe College by that point and returned to London. He recalls his father ’s funeral, and how he did not feel sympathy for his father. He believed that his father was “the victim of his own foolish sentimentality.”. That same day, Griffin met a ...
Climax. Siege of Kemp's house. Dr. Kemp. Who knew Griffin in college, also interested in science, and betrays the invisible man by writing to the police. Griffin. What is the invisible man's real name. Colonel Adye. Who is the chief of police in tfe town of burdock.
Eager to be a leader, the narrator meekly accepts his new name, his new apartment, and his proposed role as the new Booker T. Washington. Chapters 14 through 16 also trace the narrator's transformation as he moves from the warmth and safety of Mary's house to the coldness and danger of the Brotherhood. The numerous references to surprise ...
Invisible Man ends with an epilogue in which the narrator decides that his “hibernation” has lasted long enough, and that he will finally leave his underground cellar to rejoin society. Prior to reaching this conclusion, the narrator chronicles Harlem’s spiral into a chaotic riot. He also tells how he fell through an open manhole and into ...
