1. The chapter opens with the invisible man and Mr. Norton in the car driving back towards the campus in the late afternoon. It continues in Mr. Nortons room and the narrators dorm room.
2. Mr. Norton takes on an angry yet vacant demeanor
A new character was introduced: Dr. Bledose (page101). He is a man who seems to wear a mask. He is a commanding and authoritative toward the black students (page 101), but he is submissive and humble towards the white trustees (page 103). One can infer that he used these contrasting personas in order to gain respect with his students, and advantage with his white counterparts.
Both the woman working at Mr.Nortans room (page 104-105) and the narrators roommate (page 106) both represent the student body, whom …show more content…
It opens with the invisible man driving Mr. Nortan back to the campus. The narrator is afraid of what the future holds, as he thinks that Mr. Nortan is mad, and may get the narrator kicked out of school. The previously warm and welcoming campus now seems foreboding, and threatening. He wished he could plead with Mr. Nortan to try and convince him that he is different from the men they had encountered. He wanted a second chance. Norrtan asked to go home, and to have Mr. Bledose brought to him. When the narrator goes to Mr. Bledose, Mr. Beldose can tell that there is something wrong, and when the narrator tells him where they went Mr. Beldose becomes furious. When Mr. Beldose sees Mr. Norton, Beldose becomes enraged at the narrator saying that he will be punished. In contrast,, Dr. Bledose also apologizes profusely to Mr. Norton. However, Mr. Norton defends the narrator, saying that it is not his fault, but Mr. Bledose doesn’t seem to want to hear it. The narrator goes back to his room to wait to be called by Mr. Bledose. When he is called, the only person who is there is Mr. Norton, who informs the narrator that he will be leaving, but not to worry because he explained what …show more content…
The author’s purpose in writing this chapter is to show the evolution of the narrators point of view. He used to believe that everything was as it seemed, such as that he should do what whites ask of him. Also the things that typical college students think are important like boyfriends, or going out to dinner seem trivial to our narrator, as he has more pressing matters in his life.
5. The white dividing line on the road may symbolize the separation he is beginning to feel from the white Founders guiding hand as his position is at jeopardy. (page 99) He lost control of the car, which may symbolize how he feels as though he is losing control of his life. (page 99)
The image of the snow on the campus, weighing everything down, it can be juxtaposed to the narrators feelings that he is being weighed down by the whites. (page 100)
Lastly, the fish in the bowl “suspension of time” in Mr. Nortans building symbolizes how the narrators future could be perceived as suspended in time as well, as he is sitting in the balance of staying in school and getting kicked out. (page 102)
8. This chapter focused on changing perspective in result of new
2. Mr. Norton takes on an angry yet vacant demeanor
A new character was introduced: Dr. Bledose (page101). He is a man who seems to wear a mask. He is a commanding and authoritative toward the black students (page 101), but he is submissive and humble towards the white trustees (page 103). One can infer that he used these contrasting personas in order to gain respect with his students, and advantage with his white counterparts.
Both the woman working at Mr.Nortans room (page 104-105) and the narrators roommate (page 106) both represent the student body, whom …show more content…
It opens with the invisible man driving Mr. Nortan back to the campus. The narrator is afraid of what the future holds, as he thinks that Mr. Nortan is mad, and may get the narrator kicked out of school. The previously warm and welcoming campus now seems foreboding, and threatening. He wished he could plead with Mr. Nortan to try and convince him that he is different from the men they had encountered. He wanted a second chance. Norrtan asked to go home, and to have Mr. Bledose brought to him. When the narrator goes to Mr. Bledose, Mr. Beldose can tell that there is something wrong, and when the narrator tells him where they went Mr. Beldose becomes furious. When Mr. Beldose sees Mr. Norton, Beldose becomes enraged at the narrator saying that he will be punished. In contrast,, Dr. Bledose also apologizes profusely to Mr. Norton. However, Mr. Norton defends the narrator, saying that it is not his fault, but Mr. Bledose doesn’t seem to want to hear it. The narrator goes back to his room to wait to be called by Mr. Bledose. When he is called, the only person who is there is Mr. Norton, who informs the narrator that he will be leaving, but not to worry because he explained what …show more content…
The author’s purpose in writing this chapter is to show the evolution of the narrators point of view. He used to believe that everything was as it seemed, such as that he should do what whites ask of him. Also the things that typical college students think are important like boyfriends, or going out to dinner seem trivial to our narrator, as he has more pressing matters in his life.
5. The white dividing line on the road may symbolize the separation he is beginning to feel from the white Founders guiding hand as his position is at jeopardy. (page 99) He lost control of the car, which may symbolize how he feels as though he is losing control of his life. (page 99)
The image of the snow on the campus, weighing everything down, it can be juxtaposed to the narrators feelings that he is being weighed down by the whites. (page 100)
Lastly, the fish in the bowl “suspension of time” in Mr. Nortans building symbolizes how the narrators future could be perceived as suspended in time as well, as he is sitting in the balance of staying in school and getting kicked out. (page 102)
8. This chapter focused on changing perspective in result of new