Ralph Ellison Battle Royal Analysis

In order to obtain success in life, one must be able to power through all the adversities and complications they are faced with. Zora Hurston, Claude McKay, and Ralph Ellison have all written three separate stores which pertain to this theme. Starting with Battle Royal, a short story written by Ellison, in which the narrator struggles throughout the majority of his life trying to overcome the burden of his grandfather's last words, which held him back by continuously echoing throughout his mind. Another struggle he faced on his path to success was the battle royal, a fight between young men where there were no sides. This physical battle may have been the greatest trouble he has faced, but the narrator knew that in order to achieve what he