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Discusses direct correlations between quotes from IM and the racist impact they have upon him. As seen in the case of the yams, it is only after IM decides to accept his own culture and past that he can have his own identity. Until then, he is still trying to live white. Also, back to the theme of oppression, the Brotherhood was acting in the name of blacks, yet truly just held IM back, hovering inches from success, in order to ensure that he never gets his fully deserved recognition or rights.

the study connects the murders of holcomb with animal behaviors in the wild.

Discusses the Brotherhood's effects upon IM. Although supposedly designed to boost visibility and rights of black men, the party really only bends the thoughts, discipline, and lives of its followers to its own gain. Like Bledsoe, the Brotherhood bleeds the black men dry in order to keep them oppressed, while the top Brothers, white brothers, profit and thrive.

This source discusses the dehumanization of IM. Constantly, people use IM for their own benefit, and manipulate him to do their will. He is seen as an asset, even by the Brotherhood, the very organization which is supposed to be fighting invisibility. Over time, his identity is so manipulated and bent to the will of others that by the epilogue, IM has lost track of who he himself is supposed to be.

This article is from the NY times in the 50s where the author makes several comparisons between the experience that Ellison tells and hell. Helps give a good understanding of how badly conditions were for IM that outside bystandards can compare them to hellish.

in Invisible Man this struggle toward self-definition is applied to individuals, groups, and the society as a whole. The particular genius of Invisible Man is Ellison's ability to interweave these individual, communal, and national quests into a single, complex vision. However, Ellison does not restrict himself to the concerns of African-Americans because he believes that African-American culture is an inextricable part of American culture. Thus, Invisible Man shows how the struggles of the narrator as an individual and as a representative of an ethnic minority are paralleled by the struggle of the nation to define and redefine itself.

Discusses similarities within Frankenstein and In cold Blood. One major theme in the two books is how isolation affects the human mind and the detrimental effects a neglected child can have once he or she enters society.

Although this doesn't 100% directly address IM himself, this study by Stanford has swagger! It's a direct, fascinating study which ought to disappoint whites with their own behavior. Apparently, the majority of whites relate blacks to apes and gorillas, which is not only disrespectful, but also dehumanizes them. As a result, by likening blacks to animals, more whites are prone to tolerate anti-black violence, or, at least the usage of cruel words, such as Nigga, which offend and further dehumanize African Americans.

This quote shows the neglection in perrys life. It also shows how he did not have any role models to set his thoughts straight

Again discusses the minds of Dick Hickock and Perry Smith. Hickock was raised in a normal fashion, leading many to determine that he was born to kill. Perry, on the other hand, had a horrific childhood. His mental disease may have been brought on by his disturbing upbringing, or it may have been worsened by it.

"Accusation, recrimination, pity, regret, fear, and just plain hatred soil those perspectives as the Smiths relentlessly repeat the pain they have shared and continue to share"

This source shows the relationship between Perry and his family. It highlights the tensions and issues that can be used to prove that Perry's upbringing may have caused him to commit the crimes.

The most relevant parts of this article are the introduction and the 60's section. These discuss the struggle of the black population and the impact of leaders like Malcolm X on society. 

This discusses the change within the narrator which leads him to maturity. Bound by te barriers of white society, his ignorance to the oppresson leads to his easily manipulation. After going in the whole though he sees the need to unite with his race

A study by the University of Minnesota and Penn State that asserts that the number two cause of domestic violence is the perceived culture of oppression that many African Americans have and pass on to others.

About the changes in worker safety and rights that have occurred since the Jungle was published in 1906; sort of links the Jungle to Fast Food Nation through its discussion of how today's meatpacking workers relate to meatpacking workers of the early 1900s

Ellison, Ralph (Ralph Waldo Ellison), 1914-94, African-American author, b. Oklahoma City, Okla.; studied Tuskegee Inst. (now Tuskegee Univ.). Originally a trumpet player and aspiring composer, he moved (1936) to New York City, where he met Langston Hughes, who became his mentor, and became friends with Richard Wright, who radicalized his thinking.

It is interesting that Ralph Ellison attended Tuskegee institute. That was a trade school specifically designated for black people. He must have used his frustration for not having society's restraints keep him from attending a normal university to write Invisble Man. The narrator shares in some of the same challenges.

Good information about the Dust Bowl, the migrant workers in California, and different actions taken by the government to try to ameliorate their positions, attributed to the writers of the era. See Drought and Dust, and A Second New Deal sections

This article talks about the role of exposé writers at the turn of the century. They had a large impact on the social reform that took place. They inspired the people to make a change and they proved the government to be corrupt. They were called muckrakers.

The murder of Brother Clifton really helps the narrator develop his maturity. This helps him see the individuals rather than the masses thus finally discovering the corruption of the Brotherhood

The underlined quote is the epitome of the higher management's philosophy. They knew to run a prosperous business, they must sacrifice the safety and wages of their employers. Thus the labor force was despensable so conditions and wages we as cheap as they could be

In this article, the author tracks the growth of identity of IM from beginning to end, through three questions. The quotes are long, so I won't post them.