Early Plot
Our protagonist
Who is the Narrator?
This character hires the narrator to speak publicly in Harlem on behalf of the Brotherhood.
Who is Brother Jack?
The Narrator is granted this position after his rally speech for the Brotherhood
What is the head of the Brotherhood's Harlem Division?
This could symbolize the progress from pre-Civil War slavery to contemporary freedom for Black people
What is Brother Tarp's chain link?
This Motif is reflected through this early quote
“I am _________, understand, simply because people refuse _________.”
What is Invisibility?
The Narrator receives these two things following his speech at the Battle Royal
What are the scholarship and briefcase?
The Narrator begins working at this place after realizing he won't return to college
What is the Liberty Paint Plant?
Jack entices the Narrator by implying he could be the next ___________.
Liberty Paint's "Optic White" and the process through which it's made is symbolic of this
What is the exploitation of black labor in order to preserve white-dominated authority?
(Answer may vary but should be similar to this)
This Motif is reflected through this quote
“When I discover who I am, I’ll be free.”
What is Identity or Self Expression?
This man is the bouncer of the Golden Day
Who is Supercargo?
The Narrator buys this, and really enjoys it, after his stay at the LPP infirmary
What are baked yams?
After Wrestrum defames the Narrator, he's moved to tackle this controversial issue
What is the Woman Question?
This person owns the coin bank that symbolizes systemic racial prejudices.
Who is Mary Rambo?
This Motif is reflected through this quote
“They were _______ , bat ______ , moving only by the echoed sounds of their voices.”
What is Blindness?
This character reveals the deceitful nature of Bledsoe's parcels in New York
Who is Emerson's son?
The Narrator reports to this generally angry individual at his first job
Who is Kimbro?
These three people on the Narrator's symbolic Brotherhood poster represent the "future"
(Can be found between pages 370-390)
Who are Brother Clifton and a white couple?
This early-mid text paper symbolizes a heartbreaking betrayal to the Narrator
What are Bledsoe's letters?
While we didn't discuss it in class, this quote reflects this motif
"I don’t even insist that it was worth it, but now I’m telling you...don’t let anyone make you act any way other than the way you have to act! Learn it as I did. I had to. I had to!"
What is generational trauma, generational conditioning, systemic racism?
(Answers may vary but should revolve around these ideas)
Fix the following statement
Bledsoe's father on page 20 says the phrase "Work with your neck in the hippo's mouth"
What is...
The Narrator's grandfather on page 16 says the phrase "Live with your head in the lion's mouth"?
This man oversees the Boiler Room/Basement at LPP?
This woman insults the Narrator with her questions at the Cthonian building
Who is Emma?
This company, sometimes mistaken for a popular board game, is responsible for the electricity that symbolizes the Narrator's newfound illuminated worldview after the events of the novel
What is Monopolated Light & Power?
This Motif is reflected through this quote
“They only wanted my voice, not me.”
(Before answering, this is a 500 point question. Don't be too hasty with your answer)
What is concealing yourself for the sake of success, otherwise known as "Masking"?
"What is Masks" or something similar does not work