Battle Royal
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"Battle Royal" is a harrowing, surreal fight scene in Ralph Ellison’s novel *Invisible Man* that exposes the brutality and dehumanization of racism in the American South.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle Royal canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional event
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scene in a novel ⓘ |
| analyzes | relationship between Black aspiration and white power ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Invisible Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | narrator’s earlier idealism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Ralph Ellison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
blindfolded fighting
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electrified rug with coins ⓘ forced boxing match among Black youths ⓘ spectacle of violence for white entertainment ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Invisible Man narrator
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group of young Black men ⓘ white town leaders ⓘ |
| firstPublicationIn | Invisible Man (1952 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foreshadows | narrator’s later disillusionment ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American literature
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| hasLiterarySignificance |
frequently studied in American literature courses
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widely anthologized excerpt from Invisible Man ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| medium | text ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
initiation ordeal for the narrator
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opening episode of Invisible Man ⓘ |
| partOf | Invisible Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| settingLocation | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Jim Crow era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Black invisibility to white society
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economic exploitation of Black people ⓘ illusion of opportunity ⓘ systemic racism ⓘ |
| theme |
class and race
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dehumanization ⓘ exploitation ⓘ humiliation ⓘ identity ⓘ invisibility ⓘ power and domination ⓘ racial violence ⓘ racism ⓘ |
| tone |
harrowing
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surreal ⓘ |
| workType | episode in a novel ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle Royal Description of subject: "Battle Royal" is a harrowing, surreal fight scene in Ralph Ellison’s novel *Invisible Man* that exposes the brutality and dehumanization of racism in the American South.
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