1/19/2024 0 Comments Invisible man ralph ellison power![]() ![]() At last, by chapter 23, the Invisible Man is taking the action necessary to “agree em to death in destruction” by “launching his attack” on the Brotherhood. This relates back to the advice the grandfather gives the IM. IM has been pushing for the people of Harlem to actually do something about the injustice following his speeches, rather than simply listen. However, we have also noticed that speeches are not always the most effective way to get one’s point across- action is sometimes necessary and even more effective, yet also possibly dangerous. The fact that the IM was able to deeply move the audience, despite the fact that he came up with it on the spot, shows how he has grown as an orator and become more comfortable with expressing his ideas to others. ![]() For example, in chapter 16 during his speech at the Brotherhood rally, the IM was able to move the audience through speaking his mind about being blind and dispossessed.This is a contrast from chapter 1 at the Battle Royal when he accidentally spoke his mind saying “social equality” and incited anger amongst the crowd. IM has realized that he can use his words to hold power over his audience and shift their way of thinking in a way that will benefit him, or at least not hurt him. As with our two earlier synthesis posts, the relationship between power and oratory has remained strong the individual with the long instances of oratory are generally those with the most power in that moment. ![]()
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