Invisible Man: Crash Course Literature 308 - YouTube (2)
But it's the phrase "lower frequencies" in that sentence that's always stuck with me.
Ellison here has made into a great American hero a character who in most great American novels would play a bit part.
Ellison said later of the novel:
"The hero's invisibility is not a matter of being seen, but a refusal to run the risk of his own humanity, which involves guilt.
This is not an attack upon white society!
It is what the hero refuses to do in each section which leads to further action.
He must assert and achieve his own humanity; he cannot run with the pack and do this – this is the reason for all the reversals."
And by telling his individual story, the Invisible Man brings light and visibility to many stories.
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