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A set of slides introducing Ellison's Invisible Man. Delves into the life and times of Ellison and the many topics and contexts of the novel. Provides brief glimpses into the novel.

This is a framework for a forty to sixty minute debate regarding a Ellison's Invisible Man. The debate has two focal concepts: whether the invisible man has agency or not (i.e., is he an active or passive character) and whether the invisible man is sane or developing a psychological breakdown. This is the slide deck by which you can conduct a classroom debate and, should you want debater notes (for debater 2), you can find that at my post titled, "Invisible Man (Ellison) Agency and Sanity Deba

A set of slides introducing and exploring a few examples of contrasts in Ellison's Invisible Man.

A set of slides introducing and exploring a few examples of liminality in Ellison's Invisible Man.