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"Who the hell am I?" (Ellison 386) This question puzzled the , the unidentified, anonymous narrator of Ralph Ellison's acclaimed novel . Throughout the story, the narrator embarks on a mental and physical journey to seek what the narrator believes is "true identit ....

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.... in this reflection of the immediate surrounding can the viewers relate the narrator's identity to. The viewers see only the part of the narrator that is apparently connected to the viewer's own world. The part obscured is unknown and therefore insignificant. Lucius Brockway, an old operator of the paint factory, saw the narrator only as an existence threatening his job, despite that the narrator is sent there to merely assist him. Brockway repeatedly question the narrator of his purpose there and his mechanical credentials but never even bother to inquire his name. Because to the old fellow, who the narrator is as a person is uninterested. What he ....