

The incidents of the story are wholly absorbing.

This theme, which has implications far beyond the obvious racial parallel, is skillfully handled. People saw in him only a reflection of their preconceived ideas of what he was, denied his individuality, and ultimately did not see him at all. His early training prepared him for a life of humility before white men, but through injustices- large and small, he came to realize that he was an "invisible man". An extremely powerful story of a young Southern Negro, from his late high school days through three years of college to his life in Harlem.
