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boonjuy
boonjuy
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Discuss the author's use of the analogy hibernation.

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Posted by boonjuy on Monday February 12, 2007 at 3:41 PM and tagged with anlogy hibernation, invisible man.

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  1. jamie-wheeler Teacher
    College - Sophomore

    The message in the narrator's hibernation is that like a sleeping bear, one day the black man will awaken. When he does, he will be a force to be reckoned with. Sleep can only last for so long. The winter will end. The message is therefore a hopeful one.

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    http://www.enotes.com/invisible-man

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    Posted by jamie-wheeler on Tuesday May 1, 2007 at 8:17 PM

  2. juliereneephelan
    juliereneephelan Student
    Graduate School

    “Call me Jack-the-Bear, for I am in a state of hibernation” (6). “The truth is the light and light is the truth (7). In his hole, “There are exactly 1,369 lights” (7). The square root of 1,369 is 13, a prime number. Identifying 13 as a prime number is important: 13 is only divisible by itself indicating the only way to seek truth is through enlightenment. The analogy “hibernation” is a metaphor for the protagonist state of contemplation. Only through contemplation can the protagonist decide what to do when he awakens from his den.

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    http://www.enotes.com/ellison

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    Posted by juliereneephelan on Sunday September 14, 2008 at 6:31 PM