原创好资料!invisible man 看不见的人 隐形人 Ralph

RalphWaldoEllison(1914—1994)•BorninOklahoma•SonofaconstructionworkerLifeExperienceEarlylifeWritingcareerFinalyearsDaydreamedofbeing“RenaissanceMen.”ValuesandattitudesofNativeAmericansandwhites,aswellasblacks.AtDouglasHighSchool,Ellisonfollowedhisinclinationtowardmusic.EarlylifeEarlyLifeIn1933,theTuskegeeInstitute(塔斯克基学院)onascholarshiptostudymusic.Afterhisthirdyear,NewYorkCitytostudythevisualarts.Hestudiedsculptureandphotography.RichardWrightencouragedhimtobeawriterratherthanamusician.From1937to1944,overtwentybookreviews,shortstoriesandarticlespublishedinmagazinessuchasNewChallengeandNewMasses.WritingcareerDuringWorldWarII,EllisonjoinedtheMerchantMarine.From1947to1951,hespenttimeworkingonInvisibleMan.In1952,InvisibleManwaspublishedandwontheNationalBookAwardin1953.In1955,EllisonwentabroadtoEurope.HewroteanessaycalledANewSouthernHarvestinRomein1957.WritingcareerIn1958,returnedtotheUnitedStatestoteachAmericanandRussianliteratureatBardCollege.In1964,EllisonpublishedShadowandAct,andbegantoteachatRutgersUniversityandYaleUniversity.In1969,receivedthePresidentialMedalofFreedom.In1970,becameapermanentmemberofthefacultyatNewYorkUniversity.WritingcareerIn1975,TheAmericanAcademyofArtsandLetters;theRalphWaldoEllisonLibrary(hishometownofOklahomaCity).In1984,theNewYorkCityCollege’sLangstonHughesMedal.In1985,theNationalMedalofArts.In1986,hisGoingtotheTerritorywaspublished.FinalyearsIn1992,theAnisfield-WolfBookAwards.EllisonwasalsoachartermemberoftheFellowshipofSouthernWriters.DiedonApril16,1994,ofpancreaticcancer(胰癌)andwasburiedatTrinityChurchCemeteryintheWashingtonHeights.InvisibleMan(1952)ShadowandAct(1964)GoingtotheTerritory(1986)MainWorksTheFlyingPostman:AndOtherStories(publishedin1996)Juneteenth(publishedin1999)Invisibleman------PlotBriefIntroduction:•RalphEllison'sInvisibleManisthestoryofayoungblackmanwhosenamethereaderneverlearns.HeisayoungmanfromtheSouthwhoishauntedbyhisgrandfather'sdeathbedwarningagainstconformingtothewishesofwhitepeoplebecausetheyoungmanseesthatasthewaytobesuccessful.❤invitedtothelocalclub❤readthespeech❤rewarded❤forcedtobox❤scramblearoundarug•goesofftocollege•makesadreadfulmistake•revealstheseediersideoftheblackrace•whitemanisfeelingweak•takeshimtotheclosestplacehecanthinkof,•thenarratortakesMr.Nortonbacktocampus.•Dr.Bledsoeexpelsnarrator❤setsoutforthecitytakesajobinapaintfactoryhasanaccident.recoversandisreleasedonlytodumpaspittoonontheman❤movesintoaroomCommunistpartybuildshimselfaroomcontemplatinghisrelationshiptorealityandtheinvisibilityhefeelsiscausedbyhisrace.runsintoMr.NortonTheInvisibleMan--------themeTheme•Racism•Thelossofself-identity•TheLimitationsofIdeology•SeekingIndividualIdentityRacismRacismTheWhiteRaceDiscriminationIgnoranceIsolationInsult“OnenightIaccidentallybumpedintoaman,andperhapsbecauseoftheneardarknesshesawmeandcalledmeaninsultingname.”(P430)whetherhereallyexists?Whoishe?ThelossofidentityAstudentintheblackschoolAnassistantontheLibertyPaintsAmemberoftheBrotherhoodHefindsoutthemainthreecommunitiesshowtheprejudiceoftheBlackandthebiasforhowblackshouldbehaveinthesociety.Ineachcase,theprescribedrolelimitshiscomplexityasanindividualandforceshimtoplayaninauthenticpart.ThenarratorRinehartWhatishisidentity?TheLimitationsofIdeology“Brotherhood”SavethepeopleGainanidentityLimitofindividualfreedomAwhiteman'spuppetBlindnessBetraylimitationSeekingIndividualIdentityrenewhisknowledgeaboutthefieldsofdefiningselfseekingselfandselfdiscoverydecidingtoemergefromhishibernation,facesocietyandmakeavisibledifferencerepresentinghisarousalfromthementalchaosorconfusedconditionCharactersCharacters•Thenarrator•Thekilledwhiteman•Theoldladyandherson•RastheExhorter•Rinehart•AjunkmanInbriefIndetailThenarrator1.Hisattitudetowardssociety:Itisdehumanized.2,Hehimself▲thenarratorinthefilm•(P6)“IdoubtifthereisabrighterspotinallNewYorkthanthisholeofmine...OrtheEmpireStateBuildingonaphotographer'sdreamnight.Butthatistakingadvantageofyou(deceive).Thosetwospotsareamongthedarkestofoutwholecivilization…ourwholeculture(animportantdistinction,I’veheard)–whichmightsoundlikeahoax.Oracontradiction…Notlikeanarrow,butaboomerang.”•(P7)Thoughinvisible,IaminthegreatAmericantraditionoftinkers.ThatmakesmekintoFord,EdisonandFranklin.•(P441）Yes,yes,yes!Letmeagreewithyou,Iwastheirresponsibleone,forIshouldhaveusedmyknifetoprotectthehigherinterestsofsocietyAmerica•P1Whentheyapproachmetheyseeonlymysurroundings,themselves,orfigments(虚构的事，意造的事)oftheirimagination—indeed,everythingandanythingexceptme。•P436Andatthatpointavoiceoftrombonetimbrescreamedatme,“Gitoutofhere,youfool!Isyoureadytocommitreason--betraythecountry?”•Fromthecharacteristicsofthewhitemanwhowaskilledbytheinvisibleman.Americans:People:•Unawareofself-identity•Blindness(Asmentionedbymypartner,Mangen):Thenarratorrepeatedlynotesthatpeople’sinabilitytoseewhattheywishnottosee—theirinabilitytoseethatwhichtheirprejudicedoesn’tallowthemtosee—hasforcedhimintoalifeofeffectiveinvisibility.Inconclusion:Country:dark,proud,shaperacialconflictionsThenarratorhimselfThenarr