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1、1AmericanBlackLiterature美国黑人文学2AmericanBlackLiterature 美国黑人文学RalphEllison（1914-1994）JamesBaldwin（1924-1987)Richard Wright (1908-1960)AliceWalker（1944~）ToniMorrison:（1931～）Authors:3RalphEllisonBorn:1March1914Birthplace:OklahomaCity,OklahomaDied:16April1994(pancreaticcancer)BestKnownAs:Au
2、thorofInvisibleManGoback4RalphEllison Hislifestory:RalphEllison（1914-1994）,RalphWaldoEllisonwasbornonMarch1,1914,inOklahomaCity,Oklahoma.Fromhisbirth,Ellison’sparentsknewhewasboundforprosperity.HisfatherevennamedhimforthegreatwriterRalphWaldoEmersoninanefforttoensuresuchsuccess.AsElliso
3、nhimselfsaysinreferencetohisparents,“nomatterwhattheirliveshadbeen,theirchildren'sliveswouldbelivesofpossibility.”5Whenhewasateenager,Ellisonandhisfriendsdaydreamedofbeing“RenaissanceMen.”Therefore,theystudiedthevaluesandattitudesofNativeAmericansandwhites,aswellasblacks.Ellisonrevereda
4、ndadmiredthemusiciansofhisarea.ArrivinginNewYork,Ellisonfounditdifficulttofindworkandevenhardertofindworkasamusician.ThereEllisonactedasafileclerkandareceptionist,andheldvariousotherjobsaroundtown.Duringthistime,EllisonmetthewriterRichardWright,whoencouragedhimtobeawriterratherthanamusi
5、cian.RalphEllison6RalphEllison Hiswritingstyle:SymbolismisatoolEllisonusesofteninhiswriting.Forexample,inInvisibleMan,theblindfoldsymbolizesman'sinabilitytoseewhoheiswithinsocietyandtherealityofsociety.Anotherexamplecouldbethecontrastbetweenlightanddark.Lightcansymbolizeunderstandingasw
6、ellasthe"good"ofsociety,whereasdarkcansymbolizeconfusionandthe"lowerscale"ofsociety.7OklahomaCity8RalphEllison9RalphEllison’sworks:TheInvisibleMan(1952)10作品节选：Invisibleman"Iamaninvisibleman...Iamamanofsubstance,fleshandbone,fiberandliquids–andImightevenbesaidtopossessamind.Iaminvisible,
7、understand,simplybecausepeoplerefusetoseeme...Whentheyapproachmetheyseeonlymysurroundings,themselves,orfigmentsoftheirimagination–indeed,everythingandanythingexceptme."11作品分析：Fromthestart,InvisibleManwasabookthatchangedthewaywhiteAmericansthoughtaboutblackAmericans.Italsochange
