Invisible Man Prompt Response In the Invisible Man, the role of minor characters greatly impacts the story. Dr. Bledsoe is introduced in the beginning of the novel and is the one responsible for narrator’s trip to New York. The vet comes in during the scene at the Golden Day and acts much like a prophet to I.M.‘s life. Rinehart is the epitome of invisibility which plays a role in the narrator’s …showed first 75 words of 596 total…

…showed last 75 words of 596 total…essence of Invisible Man can be explained by one thing the vet told the narrator, “You’re hidden right out in the open--that is, you would be if only you realized it. They wouldn’t see you because they don’t expect you to know anything, since they believe they’ve taken care of that…” I.M. tries to gain recognition through hard work, but inevitably he is invisible and realizes that in the end.