Discrimination In Dr. Bledsoe's 'Invisible Man'

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A Man with many Barriers In life, many people, have many similarities and many differences. The similarity is that we are all born of our mother's womb and brought into this world for a reason. Others are fortunate to be born into this world rich while others are unfortunately born with a low economic status. We are born with these statuses but we have to face the world and play the game of life. We first go to school starting as a young child to be taught about subjects that can help us in the real world. Then we move on from school life into the real world. People come into the real world looking for a sense of identity, a way to stand out and become successful. But they face the barriers that include, race, having a fake identity and trust just like the narrator. The narrator in Invisible man was discriminated because of his race, …show more content…
This conflict often got in the way for them and caused them to not be able to make it into a good college. They often had to go an all-negro college just like the narrator. He was able to go to an all-negro college but he had to act as entertainment for several white men. The discrimination of African Americans caused them to look at white people as forms of power and either serve them or control them. Dr. Bledsoe saw white men as this way and that is why he treats white people such as Mr. Norton with respect and modesty so that they can let him keep his position of President at the college. It got to the point where they did not white people as human beings but only as forms of power. In Harlem is when the narrator's views about race changed. He saw African Americans not getting discriminated and being treated fairly and equally. Harlem was what helped the narrator change because he realized that Dr. Bledsoe’s ideas were not right. This realization helped me mature and help his try to find his sense of
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