Ralph Ellison

The quote from Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man emphasizes the importance of recognizing and embracing racial and cultural diversity as a strength in American society, despite the ongoing challenges of...

Ralph Ellison presents the concept of racism in the short story "The Black Ball" by showing it through the eyes of a Black janitor who is forced to be constantly aware of his race as he lives his...

The story is set in a small Alabama town's main square, where a black man is lynched by a white mob. The plot follows a young boy from Cincinnati witnessing this brutal act. Despite his revulsion, he...

The main characters in "A Party Down at the Square" include the unnamed narrator, a northern boy visiting his southern relatives, and his Uncle Ed, who mocks him for feeling sick after witnessing a...

In his attempt to answer the question of improvisation in "Invisible Man" Ralph Ellison's narrator first describes what improvisation is and how jazz musicians use it. He then relates how he...

The conflict in Ralph Ellison's "A Party Down at the Square" has to do with the boy character's internal feelings about witnessing the burning of a black man. In fact, it is not entirely clear how he...

In "A Party Down at the Square" by Ralph Ellison, the crowd and the narrator have different views of the events in the story. However, in some cases, they do see eye-to-eye on certain things, but it...

In the short story "A Party Down at the Square" by Ralph Ellison, dehumanization of blacks is apparent in the way that the young narrator describes them. The narrator also reflects his own...

Ralph Ellison and William Faulkner both depict the South with complexity and nuance. Ellison often highlights the struggles and injustices faced by African Americans, while Faulkner portrays the...