“It goes a long way back, some twenty years. All my life I had been looking for something, and everywhere I turned someone tried to tell me what it was. I accepted their answers too, though they were often in contradiction and even self-contradictory. I was naive. I was looking for myself and asking everyone except myself questions which I, and only I, could answer. It took me a long time and much painful boomeranging of my expectations to achieve a realization everyone else appears to have been born with: That I am nobody but myself. But first I had to discover that I am an invisible man!”
Quote by Ralph Ellison
Book:Invisible Man
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Invisible Man
In this classic work of American literature, the protagonist's journey through society's eyes and his struggle to find his own identity are vividly portrayed. The novel delves into the complexities of race relations and the human condition, offering a profound and thought-provoking narrative. more
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