Invisible Man

Lesson 9
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ELA

Unit 1

12th Grade

Lesson 9 of 36

Objective


Explain the significance of Reverend Barbee’s characterization of the Founder and Dr. Bledsoe.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison  pp. 109 – 135

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Target Task


Multiple Choice

Reverend Barbee’s attitude toward the Founder can best be described as

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Writing Prompt

What is the significance of the narrator’s realization at the end of the chapter that Reverend Barbee is blind? Explain your thinking.

Key Questions


  • What is the impact of Reverend Barabee’s use of biblical and historical allusions to describe the founder?
  • What does the reverend’s repetition of the words humble and humility reveal about his attitude toward the Founder?
  • What is the significance of the author’s choice to make the Reverend’s first name Homer?
  • Why is the narrator convinced that Barbee’s address makes it more likely that he will be expelled?
  • P. 134 What is the significance of the mention of his grandfather? What does the grandfather represent for him?
  • “For although I had not intended it, any act that endangered the community was an act of treason.” P. 134 – What does he mean by this?

Notes


Students DO NOT need to read all the way to the end of the chapter in order to answer the Target Task questions. If they do not finish reading to p. 135, have them summarize how Reverend Barbee feels about the Founder and Dr. Bledsoe and then have them read p. 135 and ponder the significance of his blindness.

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