Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

[Ddrummer228]

what is this song called?

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@Ddrummer228 Pacific Wind by Ryan Farish

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@Ddrummer228 Pacific Wind by Ryan Farish

[mrpavel018]

geez, thanks! really helped a lot :)

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@mrpavel018 no problem at all ^^

[mrpavel018]

The thing i find really confusing, is how are the light bolbs a sign of his breaking out of the chain? Can u explain please

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@mrpavel018 compare to the physical sunlight others have. Only through breaking these bulbs metaphorically, or refusing to accept the lesser standard brought on by the flawed ‘separate but equal’, can those invisible people in society start to truly become equals.

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@mrpavel018 the light that culture brought to everyone else. But because of ‘separate but equal’ and other Jim Crow Laws, this culture and knowledge and happiness so easily given to the whites was technically for them too, but not in practice… it is like comparing sunlight to light bulbs. Even if you have 1,369 light bulbs, it still does not … (continued on next post)

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@mrpavel018 Oh, mmk. I can do that ^^ In the book, itself, Ralph Ellison used images of the main character surrounding himself literally with 1,369 light bulbs in his room. As it was said, "without light I am not only invisible, but formless as well". Further, he "is left with his 1,369 light bulbs, but they are no substitute for the reality, and he knows it… ." The African Americans being ignored in society at that time period wanted to be surrounded in… (continued on next post)

[MarcusDarling4026]

Dig deeper than the chains.

That novel has SO many layers in it. Even in today's New World society, where even the native- born are being forced underground, to make way for new legions of citizens, let in, by the US, that have their undying allegiance to a NEW national agenda, leaving the common man, without jobs, opportunities, nor a real sense of a country that respects the individual's prior peaceful & constructive efforts, to succeed / live.

Dig DEEPER.

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@MarcusDarling4026

In a way, chains are simply a symbol of all these things you speak of. They chain you down and keep you from the things you wish to do or hope or believe or achieve in life. That is why I chose to use chains. They create a beautiful image of holding you back. By breaking the chains, you are able to create a change in yourself or maybe even in the world

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Nice bounce!

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@MarcusDarling4026

^^' *bows* thank you, thank you very much :D ^^

[pinhead7777777]

not too bad :)

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@pinhead7777777

Thanks :)