The Invisible Man

I thought I had experienced life by being exposed to many different cultures and ways of living.  However; when I read stories like “The Invisible Man” I feel as if I’m walking around with a white cloth over my eyes because I’m lost as to why he feels invisible.  What I have gathered from the beginning of the story is the grandfather said “Son, after I’m gone I want you to keep up the good fight.”  Did he hear him say that to his father and now he feels like he needs to live according to the words of his grandfather? 

Is this story all about a boxing match for the white folks at the battle royal or is there another hidden meaning?  Is the hidden meaning to show how blacks were treated?  The boy is working to keep up the fight and work hard for what he wants but at what cost?  Where does he say enough is enough?  He has to fight his schoolmates and then jump on a rug for what fake coins!  All of this for the entertainment of white men.

 

The other way that I look at it is for now he has to do what he needs to in order to get a scholarship.  If he does this now and gets it over with than for the moment he can be invisible and live this moment and later he can go about his life living the actual dream of having a good fight.  Now he has achieved his goals and he does not have to be invisible anymore.  He can be who he wants to be and stand above the crowd.

On the other hand I could be way off and when I get to class tomorrow I’m going to be responding with “Oh I get it now, boy was I way off.”  I guess I will see what the future holds.  I will say this, the reason why I was thinking he is invisible is because sometimes I do the same thing, go through moments in my life where I wish I was invisible because I’m feeling humiliated.