Invisible Man

I thought Ellison’s first chapter of this book was very good.  I really liked the amount of action this story had especially because most of the poems and short stories we read don’t have a lot of action in them.  However, this story had a couple fight scenes that were very interesting to read about.  One thing I have to say is that I never would have gone through what he had to endure just to possibly get the opportunity to get a scholarship to go to college.  That fact that he was willing to get beat up several times over in order to give a speech to a cowardly group of influential people who don’t care two cents about him says a great deal about how much he wanted to go to college.  Although we find out at the end that they really only gave him the scholarship so that they can “keep this Nigger Boy Running,” I don’t think they can prevent him from becoming something great.  Someone who is willing to endure that kind of pain for education is bound and determined for greatness.  I think I would like to read the rest of the novel to find out where Ellison takes this story.