Symbolic Objects Invisible Man Serana and Christina Nelson
Symbolic Objects Invisible Man Serana and Christina Nelson Sarah Blake, Erin Miller 2 nd Hour
Prologue • “The Hole”-The • Jack the Bearhole acts as like This shows that a place where IM is hidden IM can retreat from people, and hide from eventually he society. It will wake up enhances his and people will invisibility. notice him.
Chapter 1 • The Brief Case. This is a symbol of the narrator’s hopes and aspirations for his life.
Chapter 2 • The White Line- This line acts as a barrier or divider between the two races and further establishes the segregation.
Chapter 3 • The Log Cabin- The slaves used to live in them. When Norton and the IM go past them, Norton wants to talk to the people living in them. Hidden Meaning: Makes Norton feel even MORE superior. Norton can also relate with Trueblood.
Chapter 6 • The Old Leg Shackle. Bledsoe had a leg shackle in his office. Bledsoe feels that he is leading. . .
• the blacks from slavery and ignorance to freedom and knowledge. He also feels like he has power over his black students.
Chapter 8 • Statue of Liberty- The Invisible Man sees this and it gives him new hope, and an optimistic outlook on his future and the great dreams and riches that lie ahead.
Chapter 9 • Grits- The grits remind the narrator of his heritage. He didn’t want them. People might think he was a Southern black boy. He was ashamed.
Chapter 9 cont’d • Blueprints. Sometimes the people you least suspect are the people that are most knowledgeable.
Chapter 10 • 10 drops of black- Without the black race, the culture of white people would be totally different and incomplete. • Liberty Paint sign- This is an example of how the white people are trying to ignore the black people and keep the government “pure”.
Chapter 11 • Glass coffin. The white people are trying to isolate the black people and change them to fit in with white society.
Chapter 12 • White overalls- The doctors think that the narrator is now “pure” and will be different. They believe that he will be a more ideal member of society.
Chapter 13 • Yams- They symbolize his home and how badly he misses it.
Chapter 14 • Cabbage- It reminds him the times when money was sparse and the only thing they could afford was cabbage. He realizes that Mary doesn’t have a lot of money either.
• Old Piggy Bank and coins. When IM broke the bank he felt bad. It represents old black people and how the world didn't really need them. Chapter 15
Chapter 16 • Master the Bulldog- IM is reminded of Master when he is fixing to give the speech. It’s like he was scared of the crowd but he wanted to trust them.
• Bullfight picture. At the bar El Toro IM sees a picture of a bullfight. Some people think that bullfighting is graceful while others like Brother Jack think it is barbaric. Chapter 17
Chapter 18 • Brother Tarp wore the chain for 19 years. He gave the chain to IM as a present to remind him of what he was fighting for.
Chapter 19 • Mirror- The mirror reminds IM of when mistress slept with their slaves. He is seeing what is coming in the future for him
Chapter 20 • Clifton left the brotherhood to sell Sambo dolls that make people happy by dancing. This made IM very mad. He didn’t have respect to at least sell a nice dancing doll.
Chapter 22 • Brother Jack lost his eye in the line of duty for the brotherhood. Jack can’t see IM because he is blind.
Chapter 23 • IM bought dark green glasses to discuss himself from Ras’s people that were looking for him.
Chapter 25 • IM’s briefcase was burned and was ruined. This symbolizes that IM has lost all his hopes and dreams of becoming someone successful.
The End
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