Ralph Ellison

A study of the overarching themes of the first chapter, "Battle Royal," of Ralph Ellison's masterpiece The Invisible Man.

Ellison's Invisible Man has many major male characters that play an integral role in the plot of the novel. However, the image of women tends to be stereotypical and unimportant at best. This is a look at the representation of women in this famous book.

In his short story "Battle Royal", Ralph Ellison uses vivid imagery and satire that represent real cultural issues facing Americans of African descent.

Ralph Ellison's "Battle Royal" was published over five decades ago and, as a story, dealt with the experiences of a young, African American male living during the era of racism and segregation.

A college essay that compares Ellison's "A Party Down By the Square" and Mailer's "Armies of the Night."

This was a paper I had to do for a summer assignment. We had to answer three principle questions in the duration of the course. Who am I? What is real? How should we behave?

Ralph Ellison's "Battle Royal" is more than a short story about the hardships faced by an individual African-American male. Although the story only relates the experiences and thoughts of the narrator, the narrator is anonymous, allowing the...

Another article that showcases a cornucopia of critical perspectives (Marxist, Thematic, Deconstructionist, etc.) to better understand literature, using Ellison's "Party" as an impetus.

A perspective on Ralph Ellison's novel Invisible Man.

This essay explores race and identity issues in the short story "King of the Bingo Game," by Ralph Ellison.