The first thing that stood out to me was the white page article about Ralph Ellison. Ralph Ellison was born in 1914 in Oklahoma. This probably payed a huge role in his life not only because of the the time period he was born but also the location. He most likely experienced a lot of discrimination and unfairness towards African Americans. Growing up living around discrimination, Ralph Ellison probably wrote this book, not necessarily to solve the problem, but to bring about the truth and have the public hear it from his point of view.
When Ralph Ellison wrote his book he really did not want to just rant and have a story full of anger. Not many people would respond in a positive way. When in vermont Ellison wrote down the words, "I am an invisible man". This saying turned into a 500 page novel full of stories of discrimination and African American hardship.
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