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  • Essay / What is the Invisible Man Transformation - 895

    Norton didn't go very well, as he placed himself in a situation that left him vulnerable and blind. The Invisible Man was ordered by Dr. Bledsoe to lead Mr. Norton; in doing so, the invisible man put himself in a difficult situation that would inevitably end up causing him suffering. Trueblood's house was the Invisible Man's first stop, the home of the man who got his daughter pregnant. Mr Norton was informed of the incest incident. After successfully completing this event, Norton went to Golden Day, the worst bar in town. He was caught in the middle of a brutal bar fight, between many black men at a psychiatric center. Mr Norton was left in a state of shock after experiencing both events. The Invisible Man had a problem to solve, as his college's greatest money supply had been in shock due to the extremity and shame he had exposed to them. After Bledsoe discovered that the Invisible Man had allowed Mr. Norton to have this experience, he knew he was in for serious consequences. Dr. Bledsoe presented his true character to the Invisible Man when he confronted him about his actions. “We take these white people where we want them to go, we show them what we want them to see” (Ellison). Bledsoe emphasizes lying to white people to make the black race look better, when the invisible man exposes aspects of the race, Bledsoe does not wish to be expelled. His expulsion was seen as an opportunity to go to New York to find a job and earn money to return the next school year and continue his education. The invisible man was promised that a job would be waiting for him when he arrived. Being gullible and naive, he did not see this lie from Dr. Bledsoe; therefore, he went to New York, only to find that he had no work waiting for him. Dr. Bledsoe's betrayal was the first instance in which an invisible man realized he had allowed himself to be taken advantage of. However, his biggest turning point came when he met the