A sense of hope, dreams, and opportunities were all torn to shreds when in actuality the goal was a failure. The goals of many organizations are beneficial to many, but numerous people are persuaded into joining these organizations for the wrong reasons. In the realistic fiction the Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, the Invisible Man’s situation correlates with the main character in the novel Night by Elie Wiesel by including themes of acceptance and betrayal by ones organization. The novels connect when the main characters falsely perceive the messages given by their organization before seeing the harsh reality behind them. This occurs in Night when Elie faces his religion, Judaism, and in the Invisible Man when the narrator faces the Brotherhood.
The Invisible Man traveled through the streets of Harlem looking for acceptance. Every opportunity he had found, he thought success would follow. However, he was shot down merely due to the fact that he was of African American descent. This was seen previously in the battle royale scene, during the bar scene when he was looking for help and acting too white "Let me at those black sonsabitches!" (Ellison), and even in the Brotherhood when …show more content…
Elie Wiesel starts his story by explaining how he wanted to learn his religion, Judaism very much. He felt as though his life was missing something without Judaism or any religious organization in general. However, his father Shlomo disagreed with his son and refused him to learn about his religion. While wandering the streets, a 14-year-old Elie Wiesel found a stranger that would teach him about the Kabbalah and other Jewish practices. Practicing his religion day in and day out, Elie found a new love for Judaism. Elie felt that his goal was fulfilled. The protagonist was exuberant knowing that his goal of gaining knowledge in the field of Judaism was
The Invisible Man traveled through the streets of Harlem looking for acceptance. Every opportunity he had found, he thought success would follow. However, he was shot down merely due to the fact that he was of African American descent. This was seen previously in the battle royale scene, during the bar scene when he was looking for help and acting too white "Let me at those black sonsabitches!" (Ellison), and even in the Brotherhood when …show more content…
Elie Wiesel starts his story by explaining how he wanted to learn his religion, Judaism very much. He felt as though his life was missing something without Judaism or any religious organization in general. However, his father Shlomo disagreed with his son and refused him to learn about his religion. While wandering the streets, a 14-year-old Elie Wiesel found a stranger that would teach him about the Kabbalah and other Jewish practices. Practicing his religion day in and day out, Elie found a new love for Judaism. Elie felt that his goal was fulfilled. The protagonist was exuberant knowing that his goal of gaining knowledge in the field of Judaism was