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katmay10
katmay10
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With the electroshock therapy, the narrator experiences 'rebirth' in "The Invisible Man".

Ellison placed a few "clues" in the text to demonstrate. Identify a few of these clues and explain what they mean.

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Posted by katmay10 on Tuesday May 12, 2009 at 4:59 AM and tagged with characters, narrator, rebirth, shock, therapy.

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  1. herappleness
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    That is Chapter 11 of "The Invisible Man" and most of the elements in that chapter have symbolism. In this case, the doctor "with the new technology" suggested electroshock therapy as a radical way to deal with the man. When the treatment is given, I.M. says that he has changed into a new man "who does not even know his name". There is however, more symbolism involved which you can find out in this link.

    http://www.fcps.edu/westspringfieldhs/projects/im98/im981/chap11.htm

     

     

     

    Sources:
    http://www.fcps.edu/westspringfieldhs/projects/im98/im981...

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    Posted by herappleness on Tuesday May 12, 2009 at 5:55 AM