Racism, Invisibility, and the Alienation of the African American in Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man

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dc.contributor.authorAzumurana, S.O.
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-07T11:17:47Z
dc.date.available2024-10-07T11:17:47Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionScholarly article
dc.description.abstractAlthough Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man has enjoyed a plethora of readings, how the Marxist concept of alienation and estrangement figure in the narrative has been largely ignored. Moreover, critics appear not to be in agreement about Ellison’s aesthetic project in this novel. While some acknowledge the “Negro slant” of the novel, others argue otherwise. This paper contributes to the debate. Using the Marxist concepts of alienation and estrangement in the reading of Ellison’s Invisible Man, it argues that Ellison’s fundamental project in this novel is to show how the skin colour of the African American makes him invisible and alienates him from the socioeconomic and socio-political structures of the American society. In this way, the essay establishes a confluence between the racial experience of African Americans, and their invisibility and estrangement in America as depicted in Ellison’s poetic space
dc.identifier.citation7. Azumurana, S.O. (2014) “Racism, Invisibility, and the Alienation of the African American in Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man” Cuttington University Journal of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CUJLASS) (published by Cuttington University, Liberia), Vol. 1 No. 1, pp. 48 – 57.
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/280809613_Racism_Invisibility_and_the_Alienation_of_the_African_American_in_Ralph_Ellison%27s_Invisible_Man
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/12978
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCuttington University, Liberia
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCuttington University Journal of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CUJLASS); 1(1)
dc.titleRacism, Invisibility, and the Alienation of the African American in Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man
dc.typeArticle
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