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Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man
The Liberty Paint Factory in Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man provides
the setting for a very significant chain of events in the novel. In
addition, it provides many symbols which will influence a reader's
interpretation. Some of those symbols are associated with the structure
itself, with Mr. Kimb ....
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.... He just wants them to obey. So the invisible man, although still
unable to comprehend this idiosyncrasy, does not persist. The white paint
may represent the white world, perhaps even America, as alluded to in the
company's advertisement. The black formula is what makes the white paint
into "Optic White", a much better, whiter, white. The formula, perhaps,
represents the behind the scenes blacks that worked for the whites so that
society persisted as it did in that time period. This idea will be touched
upon once again later on in this series of scenes.
The invi ....
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