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| author = Ralph Ellison
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| publication date = April 14, 1952
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{{quote|''"My God, boy! You're black and living in the South--did you forget how to lie?"''|'''Dr. Bledsoe'''}}
The first and only completed novel by the critic and reviewer [[Ralph Ellison]], published in 1952 and extremely popular ever since. The plot revolves around a young black man who is determined to rise to a position of influence, but is completely ignorant of the amount of lying and scheming that will take, and who, as he bounces from one situation to another in search of power, both hears the words and witnesses the actions of various people and groups who're manipulating the racial divide.
[[Not to Be Confused With]]
▲[[Not to Be Confused With]] '''''[[The Invisible Man (novel)|The]]''' [[The Invisible Man (novel)|Invisible Man]]'', a [[Science Fiction]] novel by [[H. G. Wells]].
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* [[Bling of War]]: Ras loves this trope.
* [[Body Motifs]]: The eyes are referred to often.
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* [[Self-Made Man]]: Bledsoe is one ({{spoiler|or at least pretends to be one, given how much he lies and schemes}}), while the title character tries to become one.
* [[Stepford Smiler]]: hoo boy. There are ''so'' many black characters to whom this applies, and an awful lot of the Brotherhood fits it too.
* [[Take That]]:
* [[The All-Concealing "I"]]
* [[The Chessmaster]]: both {{spoiler|Bledsoe and Brother Jack}} qualify. Each is also a [[Villain with Good Publicity]].
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