Invisible Man

Lesson 16
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ELA

Unit 1

12th Grade

Lesson 16 of 36

Objective


Analyze the narrator’s internal conflict and be able to explain where he is in the Hero’s Journey stages.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison  pp. 251 – 260

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Target Task


Multiple Choice

Which choice best describes the narrator’s view of the other men at the Men’s House?

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Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

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Writing Prompt

Describe the narrator’s internal conflict as it is developed by the author in this chapter.

Key Questions


  • p. 256: "I knew that I could live there no longer, that that phase of my life was over." What does the narrator mean when he says "that phase"? Who and what else helps him to realize that this phase is over?
  • Not only does he feel this phase is over, but he somehow feels he is betraying the others at the Men's House. Why?
  • What does the imagery of ice and freezing represent? Fire and heat?
  • What is the narrator's attitude toward Mary? Why?
  • What role does she play in his developing internal conflict? His identity?
  • What is the significance of her name given the "birth imagery" in the previous chapters?
  • How does Mary's house compare to the icy cold outside?
  • What is the significance of the setting shift as described in the last line of the chapter?
  • In terms of the Hero's Journey, what kind of character does Mary represent in the narrator's journey?
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