Invisible Man: Race and Identity [Paperback]

Kerry McSweeney (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 139 pages
• Publisher: Twayne Publishers (July 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805780270
• ISBN-13: 978-0805780277
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,630,180 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars States the obvious; misses the less-obvious, June 10, 2003

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This review is from: Invisible Man: Race and Identity (Twayne's Masterwork Studies) (Hardcover)

This 125-page commentary on Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man" was written in 1988 by an English professor at McGill. Its points (except those quoted from other sources) are all obvious and it sometimes descends to the level of summary. It also dismisses every extreme point of view presented in the novel by saying that "we", of course, know that lack of moderation is silly: no argument or engagement is required. A very poor work.