Definition
What type of connotation does the term "sambo" have?
Negative
What was the plot of the book that popularized this stereotype set?
Indian boy who was escaping tigers
What does the doll symbolize in Invisible Man?
Black submission to whites
What type of term is "Sambo"?
Deragatory, racial, stereotypical
What is the name of the book that popularized the "Sambo" stereotype?
Little Black Sambo
When do we encounter "Sambo"?
climax of chapter 20 --> after the narrator realizes he is being excluded by the brotherhood, he encounters Tod Clifton selling Sambo dolls
What type of stereotype/archetype does The Sambo represent?
subservient black person ("a servant who was loyal and contented")
When was the book published?
1899
Why does the doll disgust the narrator?
Forces him to face reality and realize he is under white control (in the brotherhood)