Battle royal
“Battle Royal” as a Symbol for Racial Inequality Ralph Ellison’s “Battle Royal” is symbolic of the African American struggle for equality after the abolition of slavery. The various hardships that the narrator must endure in his quest to deliver his speech represent the many hardships that the blacks went through in their fight for equality. The narrator in Ellison’s short story endures a great deal of suffering. He is considered to be one of the brighter youths in his black community, and Ellison explains that he was “invited to give [a] speech at a gathering of the town’s leading white citizens.”(938) His speech was passive and supportive of the white race. It was very similar to the “Atlanta Exposition Address” given by Booker T. Washington. Within Washington’s speech he declares that blacks understand humility and do not expect to be viewed as socially equal(951). But, the harsh treatment that he is dealt in order to give his speech is quite symbolic of the many hardships that the African American people had to endure while they fought for their common goal, equality. The main character expects to give his speech in a positive and normal environment. What faces him is something that he never would have imagined. Elliso
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Approximate Word count = 1074
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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