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Battle Royale
Ralph Ellison begins the story of the main character's life with the Battle Royal episode, setting the tone for the rest of the book, as well as providing a symbolic statement on race relations in America. The main character delivers a speech to his graduating class. In the speech, the narrator advocates ....
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.... this a possibility is discarded by the narrator later in his life, but it is important to note he believes in the theory at this point in the novel. The narrator, when speaking of the boys he is to fight, states he feels "superior to them in my way." The conflict is shown between blacks who are educated and cultured according to white standards and blacks who aren't. Society is geared to create conflict within the black community, inhibiting progress. The members of the community fight with each other and do not form a cohesive organization, which woul ....
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