Characterization | Invisible Man

The Narrator:

He is the protagonistthe leading character or one of the major characters in a play, film, novel, etc. More, narrator and unnamed hero of the novel. He is a black man who lives in a forgotten basement of a building which houses only whites. He recounts the events that led him to make a decision to live alone underground in what he calls a hole; he asserts his invisibility and understands that he is an invisible man because people simply refuse to see him because he is black.

Although in the prologueA prologue is an introductory section of a literary work that provides background information about the story or characters. It is typically found at the beginning of a book or play,... More, the narrator has gained an understanding of his experiences in the past, he does not allow it to shape the story as he recounts his experiences. The narrator leads us through the progression of events which follow the prologue, yet never reveals his name. As his life unfolds, readers watch him move from one group to another, from college to a paint factory to the Brotherhood. As he moves through each group, he always takes on another anonymous name. The narrator is invisible in character and his individual identity is unknown. He secures a scholarship to an