Reading Blog # 2 - Invisible Man

The story of Invisilbe Man shows what it's like to be constantly kicked down by society. The majority of people that have been thrown out by society are mintories, just like the speaker, and the rest of society (whites) will never experience what the speaker goes through. I am part of that group of society that is lucky enough to not be discriminated against. However, my anscestors were the cause of the speakers harsh life. Given that it takes place in the 1950's - after slavery but still in the mindset of segregation - the speaker cannot seem to get the power that he wants. The thirst for power comes from the discrimination that he kept recieving his whole life. For myself, I don't crave this power that he wants. I've never had to deal with being beaten up to recieve a scholariship or sent to another city for "punnishment". However, I connect with this book because I know people who had to go through trials to get to the power they crave. Power, for the speaker, is something that is granted for people who want to make a change but at the same time for people who are kicked down by society. His crave for power relates to people who also crave this type of power. Power, though, is only able to help you if you use it wisely. The speaker could be doomded if he doesn't use it to help him.