Invisible Man: The Hero's Journey

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
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Classroom Material
Keywords
Ralph Ellison Invisible Man American Literature African American Literature Black Literature African American History Black History American History Great Migration Harlem Renaissance 1930s 1940s New York City Richard Wright Modernism Blues Jazz Jim Crow Segregation Alain Locke The New Negro Aaron Douglass Black Arts Movement Amiri Baraka Hero's Journey Monomyth Joseph Campbell Mythology WNET American Masters American Masters Legacy
Subjects
English-Language Arts
Grade Levels
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Invisible Man: The Hero's Journey

This video from the American Masters film Ralph Ellison: An American Journey provides a plot summary of Invisible Man focusing on the protagonist’s journey from innocence to maturity.  The background essay describes the stages of Joseph Campbell’s “Hero’s Journey” and students are invited to compare Ellison’s novel to Campbell’s monomyth.  This resource is recommended for use after students have read Invisible Man in its entirety.

For additional resources on Ralph Ellison: An American Journey and to purchase the complete DVD, visit California Newsreel.
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PBS Learning Media

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