The Notion of American Creed Embedded in Ralph Ellison"s Invisible Man

• 영문명: The Notion of American Creed Embedded in Ralph Ellison"s Invisible Man
• 발행기관: 한국영미어문학회
• 저자명: Sook-he Kim
• 간행물 정보: 『영미어문학』영미어문학 제87호, 1~16쪽, 전체 16쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2008.06.30

영문 초록

  America is viewed as a land of freedom built on the fundamental concept of democracy and equality often known as the American Creed. Although America is considered as the land of fair opportunity and equality, African Americans often feel that they are living under the conditions of adversity and the presence of oppression as stated by Arnold Rose.
  Invisible Man, a most important and influential work, written by Ralph Ellison, provides us with various prominent adventures of the invisible man to prove that the accommodation of the American Creed was never successfully adopted by the white American establishment, in the South as well as in the North. Again, by reinterpreting and rediscovering the darker side of the invisible man"s life, Ellison was able to conclude that American experiences for African Americans are ambiguous and far from the ideal concept of democracy and equality known as the American Creed. For instance, as African American migrants move from the South to the North to achieve the ultimate freedom, their efforts in searching for this freedom, of course, are never realized in reality.
  In this paper, Ellison"s method of depicting the harsh reality of American society is examined in order to understand the traumatic nature of African American experiences in a new world. Another, Ellison"s method of accommodating the highest law of America - the American Creed - into his literary work while addressing the specific issues such as freedom, justice, and equality, is also analyzed.

키워드

African American history The American Creed The Great Migration Racism African American dilemma