IM's blindness contributes the most to the distortion of the novel during the Battle royal scene. The narrator literally and figuratively wears a blindfold in this scene, making him blind. His literal blindfold gives us a distorted description of the events of the fight itself, making it much more dramatic. His figurative blindfold, introduced in the battle royal scene, continues through the book as a symbol of IM's struggle for identity. To an extent, the reader

A third event that shows the effective distortion in The Invisible Man is the hospital scene. Here, the main character is literally distorted, changed by the shock treatment from the doctors. The language Ellison uses is confusing to the reader, distorting what is going on even more. IM's comments are distorted, due to his mind being made blank by the treatment. He does not know who or where he is, and is detached from the doctors and the hospital. This suggests another of Ellison's themes, that of man's struggle to gain identity when surrounded by machinery and science.

is kept blind as well while the figurative blindfold is worn, because of the first person point of view of the novel. We don't really realize the betrayal of Bledsoe, or that of the brotherhood, until IM does. This is achieved through the use o

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