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How would you describe the tone of the first two paragraphs?
The prologue is very matter of fact, and often sarcastic. He isn't truly invisible but often refers to himself as being "invisible".
What is ironic about the narrator's encounter with the blond man?
The narrator wants an apology for the blond man bumping into him when he just almost beat the blond man to death.
What does it mean when the narrator says that the blond man "had not seen [him}?
Since the narrator is African American, the blond man does not see him as a person.
Who are the "sleeping ones"?
The term "sleeping ones" refers to the people who practice racial hate and are prejudice.
Explain the narrator's desire for light in his hiding place in the basement.
The narrator wants to hold and possess as much light as he can so he can be seen. Light is also a symbol for truth.
The narrator also mentions that he steals the electricity as revenge on society.
What is the relationship between the music of Louis Armstrong and the narrator's sense of invisibility?
The jazz in the song gives the narrator a vague insight into the "points where time stands still or from which it leaps ahead".
It also breaks the narrator out of his responsibility and cowardice.
What does the narrator learn about the struggle for freedom during his conversation with a former slave?
He learns the perils of ambivalence.
He also learns that she loves the master because she had kids with him.
How is allusion used in the second paragraph?
The line "a fair bird-girl girlded in veils calling to me from the angry surface of some gray and threatening sea" refers to Greek Sirens.
Explain the advice that the narrator's grandfather gives him: "let 'em swoller you till they vomit or bust wide open".
The grandfather is saying that the narrator should be submissive to the racism but continue being rebellious towards everyone.
What is the significance of the narrator viewing himself as a "potential Booker T. Washington"?
Explain the ambivalence the narrator feels toward the naked blonde.
He knows that he is put into the room for entertainment for the white men and that he is not supposed to have feelings towards the naked blonde (torture). He knows that the naked blonde is being objectified by the white men.
What is the effect of the images of the white men in Chapter One?
They are given the power by objectifying both the young black males and the young naked women. Power over both gender and race.
How is the imagery describing the Battle Royal ironic?
In the epilogue, the narrator feels "that he is in the dark", in the fight scene he truly is in the dark. With the blind folds, the white men are keeping the black boys in a state of darkness, confusion, and fear.
How does this chapter show the limits of assimilation?
The fact that white men are getting their kicks at the expense of young black men show that assimilation, at least behind closed doors, has its limits.
How is the road in the first paragraph used as a metaphor?
The narrator needs to follow the "white line" as he is driving Mr. Norton around.