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Intro topic · Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man

Novel blended themes tied to African American experience with themes about individual identity, which were explored by European writers.

Other people's perspective · Two related criticisms of Invisible Man

It wasn't political enough, and didn't contribute to a distinct African American style.

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Ellison's response · The two criticisms make unwarranted assumptions

They assume that some historical circumstances require cultural segregation in the arts, that artists can't see world in unique ways, and that readers can only see the world from their own perspectives.

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Perspective · Jazz music is a better model for understanding Invisible Man

Jazz musicians can play music influenced by Europe, but that explore African American themes.

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Additional benefit of jazz model · Individual's relationship to community

Jazz solos involve individualistic playing rooted in broader context of the band. That relationship is like the one between Invisible Man's protagonist and the wider context of community.

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Not answered. The author never indicates that any of the themes in Invisible Man were influenced by themes from jazz. The author shows how jazz’s ability to incorporate and transform art from other cultures is a useful way to to understand what Ellison does in Invisible Man. This doesn’t imply that there are themes in Invisible Man that come from or are otherwise influenced by themes in jazz.

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PrepTest 113 - Section 1 - Passage 3 - Question 21

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