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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]] '''''[[The Invisible Man (
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=== Tropes ===
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* [[Driven to Madness]]: {{spoiler|By the end/beginning, the protagonist is siphoning electricity just so that he can turn on a bunch of scavenged lights to feel good, and taking full advantage of his "invisibility."}}
* [[Dumbass No More]]: The end/beginning.
* [[Elephant in
* [[Flat What]]: The main character's mental response to {{spoiler|Todd Cliffton's}} Sambo dolls.
* [[How We Got Here]]
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* [[Jade-Colored Glasses]]: the main character winds up with them by the end. In fact he buys them. Bledsoe seems to have always had them.
* [[Lady in Red]]: The woman who seduces the narrator.
* [[Love Freak]]: the main character fluctuates between this and [[The Messiah]], but is ultimately more the former than the latter. Also something of a [[Pollyanna]] and a [[Horrible Judge of Character]], and has elements of [[The Fool]], but he's more of a [[Butt Monkey]] than that makes him sound. We might as well call him an [[Idiot Hero]], too. Need it be stated that he's a [[Wide
* [[Malcolm Xerox]]: Ras the Exhorter
* [[No Name Given]]: if a complex character is introduced before their personality is fully explained, they're often not given a full name until we learn their true nature. Some characters go without a name throughout (most notably the narrator, who doesn't quite understand himself.) This is also used with such characters as the Founder to show that [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]].
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* [[Take That]]: to Horatio Alger, among others.
* [[The All-Concealing "I"]]
* [[The Chessmaster]]: both {{spoiler|Bledsoe and Brother Jack}} qualify. Each is also a [[Villain
* [[The Ditz]]: Trueblood, among others.
* [[The Strategist]]: Amazingly enough, the main character can manage this despite being an idiot in most respects.
* [[Unwitting Pawn]]. {{spoiler|The main character}}
* [[Upperclass Twit]]: Sybil, among others.
* [[Who Would Be Stupid Enough...?]]: How Bledsoe feels about the main character.
* [[Yank the Dog's Chain]]: any and every time the main character thinks he's finally found a decent life for himself.
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