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Ellisons motivation to write

Summary of Invisible man

Invisible Man is the story of a young, college educated black man struggling to survive and succeed in a racially divided society that refuses to see him as human being. Invisible man was heavily influenced by the work of a number of twentieth century French writers know as the existentialists.

"In the beginning writing was far from a serious matter; it was a reflex of reading, an extension of a source of pleasure, escape, and instruction. In fact, I had become curious about writing by way of seeking to understand the aesthetic nature of literary power, the devices through which literature could command my mind and emotions. It was not, then, the process of writing which initially claimed my attention, but the finished creations, the artifacts, poems, plays, novels." - Ralph Ellison

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Ralph Waldo Ellison was born March 1, 1914 in Oklahoma City, Ok. His wife was Fanny McConnell and got married to her in 1946.In Ralph's early childhood, Jim Crow codes and practices of white supremacist racial segregation were well in force. Ellisons father, Lewis Ellison, the son of former salve in South Carolina, died when Ralph was three, leaving him to be raised in poverty by his mother, Ida Ellison. After leaving Tuskegee in 1936 without earning a degree, Ellison traveled to New York City, where he met the noted African American writers Langston Hughes and Rickard Wright,both of whom encouraged him to write and also influenced him to become active in left-wing politics.

Why Ralph Ellison's work is important

His first novel, Invisible Man, was pub Ellison's work explores crucial themes such as race, black nationalism, and activism.

Ellison, Ralph W. Invisible Man. Random House, 1952. pp. 1-608.

https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/invisibleman/

Personal Opinion/Critique on Ralph Ellison

General information about Ralphs work

Ralph ellisons is a very significant figure for American Political Thought. he was a very great novelist an writers amazing books about changing the world. An also, Hes a great indivdual man that does not believe in racism.

Best known for his novel, Invisible Man, Which is frequently hailed as a masterpiece of world literature, Ellison also become known for his opposition to black nationalism and radicalism and for connecting African American culture to the larger Western culture.

Ralph Ellison

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