Outside Reading

The book I'm reading for outside reading, Invisible Man, is a little confusing. The author, Ralph Ellison, uses tones of descriptions that can go on for pages, and it's easy to get lost in the mess of adjectives and metaphors. I am interested in the more philosophical aspects of the book though regarding racism and the thinking behind it.

Imagery is a key part in this novel so far, pages of descriptions, but I'm paying close attention to all literary devices to see if the trend changes. Ellison is probably using imagery to create the setting of the novel, give the reader a picture to work off of when creating the story in their head. He also might be using so much description to really draw the reader in (even though it's doing opposite for me).

The tone of invisible man is hard to describe. It has a feeling of directness that could possibly be described as informative, but it has a sort of magical feel, or rather a funny sort of madness. Many of the passages of deep and lengthy descriptions seem to hover on the edges of being logical and sane, and they often have a reckless feeling to them as well.