Letter to Ralph Ellison

Dear Ralph Ellison,

Your novel Invisible Man has become one of the most remarkable books in society today. The profound content and themes of this story has truly made others realize and understand what it means to be invisible. Im a society of inequality and hate, there are still many people who are in the world today that are invisble. In the time period you wrote this book, many African Americans were invisible the majority in our society. Even those that tried to make the white man happy, still were looked at as jokes. One remarkable quote from your text came from the prologue which stated "I am invisble, understand, because people refuse to see me." This quote was so important to the overall message of the story because it helped one understand what invisble means, and what it meant to you when ypu wrote this story. This quote alone helps the story continue to remain relevant even today because many people are still being unrecognized and unheard of. Another important quote in the story came from the first chapter which stated "About eighty-five years ago they were told that they were free, united with others of our country in everything pertaining to the common good, and, in everything social, separate from the fingers of the hand. And they believed it. They exulted in it. They stayed in their place, worked hard, and brought up my father to do the same." In this quote it reallt made me understand a deeper meaning into the word invisible. Once the majority realized they could no longer enslave people, they changed and tried to seperate people. The problem was many did not resist this and basically continue to live their daily lives. But the problem is they were not free. They were still in the control of others. This still exists in society today, but the word Freedom is used to cover this up. We are free from enslavement, but we are not free from racist and prejudice people, and the inequality that still exists in society. This book will continue to open the eyes of many readers for many years to come. The relevance and the importance of this book has made it into a true classic novel!

Sincerly,

Katore James