Battle Royal; or, The Invisible Man Group

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va5qu32

How can I state the theme of this story in one single sentence?

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Posted by va5qu32 on Monday March 5, 2007 at 11:02 PM and tagged with battle royal; or, the invisible man, theme.

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  1. gbeatty Teacher
    College - Freshman

    eNotes Editor

    How about, "Racism makes the promise of the American dream a painful lie"?

    Greg

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    http://www.enotes.com/battle-royal/19079

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    Posted by gbeatty on Tuesday March 6, 2007 at 9:25 AM

  2. juliereneephelan
    juliereneephelan Student
    Graduate School

    Legitimacy is valuable in society.  However, it is unattainable unless a person sacrifices their responsibility to humanity.

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    http://www.enotes.com/ellison

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    Posted by juliereneephelan on Sunday September 14, 2008 at 2:35 PM

  3. moonme
    moonme Teacher
    Middle School

    Ellison argues that blacks may feel they are uplifted when in reality they are stuck on the color line.

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    Posted by moonme on Monday July 27, 2009 at 9:30 PM