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THE VOICE OF THE DISPOSSESSED The four main speeches seem to be the catalyst that propels Invisible Man from one situation to another. The speeches open up many opportunities for him and, at the same time force him to confront the world around him. Words are how IM expresses himself and how he finds satisfaction in being. He loves nothing more than speaking to a crowd, to hold them with his every word and make …

…believe that, like an ostrich with its head in a hole, IM, is merely taking temporary shelter. He will emerge with the value of the lessons learned, weighed, and I believe he will be better for the experience. In his own words, "…even an invisible man has a socially responsible role to play." But first he had to take the inward journey, driven by external forces, to find out what that role was to be.