Invisible Man & Malcolm X

From the perspective of Ralph EllisonÆs ôInvisible Man,ö Malcolm X would be perceived as a ôRas the Exhorterö character that is one whoÆs politically irrational and irresponsible. Some might argue that Ralph EllisonÆs ôInvisible Manö is actually the irrational and irresponsible character that is one who epitomizes an integrationist ôchumpö who naively keeps his faith in the ôAmerican Dream.ö Neither of these statements is true. Through a series of personal revelations and transformations, both EllisonÆs ôInvisible Manö and Malcolm X experience an awakening that brings them both closer to a middle-ground, integrationist ideology for America.

Both the ôInvisible Manö and Malcolm X go through transformations in maturing that cause them to e

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no longer seeks revolution but a more natural image in keeping with the harmony and unity of nature. He thinks it is time to hibernate primarily because society will not change overnight. The stink or smell of society when he does awake is the lingering stench of 400 years of slavery and racism that he knows will not dissipate overnight but also knows violence will not cure. Yet despite this mature recognition he has not lost faith in societyÆs capacity to promote unity and harmony for all individuals. We see EllisonÆs (580) uses imagery from nature to express this optimism, ôThe hibernation is over. I must shake off the old skin and come up for breath. ThereÆs a stench in the air, which, from this distance underground, might be the smell either of death or spring.ö If the ôInvisible Manö knows anything, he has learned hope must spring eternal for real progress to occur. The alternate would represent permanent hibernation, giving up. Malcolm X did not promote violence as an offensive measure but only in retribution or self-defense. Malcolm eventually promoted the idea that not all whites were the ôenemyö as well as broadening his civil rights ideological to encompass human rights for all individuals brought about b
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