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A significant and memorable scene that occurs in this book is when the invisible man is working for Mr. Kimbro at Liberty Paints. For the invisible man’s first real job in the north he is told to add dope to a black substance to make it white. Throughout the narration of this scene it is painfully clear the depiction of both the invisible man’s and black race’s struggle in this society. Right …

…realize that they need to be acknowledge everyone regardless of their skin color and should display it proudly. The smartness of this scene and more broadly the book is its ability to exist on many levels. Ellison being able to portray the issue of race and inequality through a simple paint factory is remarkable, and for this reason this has been the most interesting and enjoyable work they we have read so far this semester.