Vocab
Symbolism
Characterization
Plot
Themes
100
To shake or tremble in speaking.
What is quavering.
100
Symbolizes opportunity for the narrator at the beginning of the novel.
What is the state college.
100
The Protagonist of the novel. Very sophisticated but struggles to find his identity throughout the novel.
What is the narrator.
100
The narrator begins to understand his invisibility.
What is the resolution.
100
Because the narrator is an African American is seen as less than a man and often illiterate throughout the novel.
What is stereotype.
200
Gentle and submissive.
What is meek.
200
Symbolizes black culture.
What is Harlem.
200
A member of The Brotherhood and very close to the narrator. Shot by white police.
What is Tod Clifton.
200
The narrator receives a scholarship to a prestigious African American college.
What is the exposition.
200
The narrator always tries to succeed and escape his past.
What is ambition.
300
Secretive; to avoid notice.
What is furtive.
300
Symbolizes white supremacy and the mix of races.
What is Liberty Paints.
300
A white leader of The Brotherhood. Often uses others only to his benefit.
What is Brother Jack.
300
The narrator joins The Brotherhood.
What is the rising action.
300
The narrator often trusts untrustworthy individuals and it leads him to problems such as not being able to attain a job in Harlem at first.
What is deceit and betrayal.
400
Severe or strict in manner.
What is austere.
400
Symbolizes a black persons place in a white society.
What is Sambo Doll.
400
A radical leader of another African Rights Movement group similar to The Brotherhood.
What is Ras the Exhorter.
400
The narrator attempts to escape from Ras and Police when riots break and falls into a manhole.
What is the falling action.
400
The narrator is often ridiculed and judged for his skin color throughout the novel.
What is race.
500
Gradual decline in effectiveness due to neglect.
What is atrophy.
500
Symbolizes the narrator's past.
What is the briefcase.
500
He never appears in the novel.
What is Rinehart.
500
Clifton is shot by white police.
What is the climax.
500
The narrator attempting to discover himself.
What is identity.
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