Invisible Man is quite the interesting story. I must say that I am really enjoying it. I would have to admit that it is definitely my most favorite book that we have read so far. My interest has been kept throughout reading it. I find myself getting through the chapters a lot quicker than I expected to.
In the opening of the book, I will say that I was a bit nervous about reading the rest of the book. With the scene of the Battle Royale, I was hoping that this wasn’t really going to set the tone of the rest of the book. I did not want to sit through reading scenes like this. I was relieved as I continued to read that after that part it was the end of that cruel treatment, at least for now.
Toward almost the middle of the book the Invisible Man is kicked out of college, but is given these letters (which he assumes are good) to go out and get a job. When he eventually finds out what the letters really say, he is shocked and angered, however he still remains to get the job. He is working with Liberty Paints; Optic White. Their slogan there is “if it’s optic white, it’s the right white. This brings him back to his past when he remembers “if you’re white, you’re right”. This is something that connects the non-canonical books with this theme of obsession of the past that we see throughout this book.
