Ras the Exhorter
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Ras the Exhorter is a militant Black nationalist leader in Ralph Ellison’s novel "Invisible Man," serving as a radical foil to the narrator’s more ambivalent political journey.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Black nationalist leader
ⓘ
antagonist ⓘ fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ supporting character ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
Black separatism
ⓘ
violent resistance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ras the Destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Invisible Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
African-American literature
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bildungsroman ⓘ political novel ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | Ralph Ellison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
identity and nationalism
ⓘ
race and power ⓘ violence and revolution ⓘ |
| basedInFictionalLocation | Harlem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictsWith |
the Brotherhood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the narrator ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | the narrator’s political ambivalence ⓘ |
| createdBy | Ralph Ellison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizes |
racial integration
ⓘ
the Brotherhood’s interracial politics ⓘ |
| fictionalEthnicity | Black ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Invisible Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasOccupationInFiction |
political leader
ⓘ
street orator ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalIdeology |
Black nationalism
ⓘ
militant nationalism ⓘ |
| hasRole |
foil to the narrator
ⓘ
militant Black nationalist leader ⓘ political agitator ⓘ |
| leads | Harlem street followers ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Black Caribbean ⓘ |
| opposes |
the Brotherhood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the narrator ⓘ |
| participatesIn | Harlem riot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInWorkPublishedInYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| speaksLanguage | English ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
radical Black nationalism
ⓘ
revolutionary violence ⓘ |
| undergoesTransformationTo | Ras the Destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesRhetoricStyle |
exhortation
ⓘ
fiery oratory ⓘ |
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