Identity In Invisible Man

At first, Invisible Man believes that he is invisible because he is being seen as part of a whole instead of as an individual. Throughout the novel, the Narrator begins to realize that he is being identified by his blackness, not because of his personal identity. This refusal of the world around him to recognize him as an individual leads to the Narrator’s personal identity crisis. The Narrator tries to fit in and be accepted at campus, then with the Brotherhood, but once he realizes that individuality means self-awareness, the Narrator begins to depart from his past ways.

Money= Power: Throughout the novel, money is seen as a means of control. The school tries to give Trueblood money that will keep him away in order to maintain their reputation.