《看不见的人》是美国黑人作家拉尔夫·艾里森耗费7年时间精心创作的一部长篇小说,该小说在美国社会各界引发了强烈反响,被誉为“二战”以来美国最具影响力的小说。小说以无名无姓的南方黑人青年的学习生涯、工作经历和生活遭遇及其所见所闻为主要内容,讲述了在白人文化占主导地位的美国社会中,黑人丧失身份、失去自我、寻找自我、最终顿悟的心路历程,揭示了美国黑人的不幸遭遇和悲惨命运,也折射了西方社会普遍的生存困境与精神危机。为了强化作品的思想主题,艾里森运用了大 “Invisible Man” is a novel written by American black writer Ralph Ellison in seven years. The novel has aroused strong repercussions in all walks of life in the United States and has been hailed as “World War II” since the United States The most influential novel. The novel mainly focuses on the learning career, work experience, life experience and what he sees and heard of the unnamed Southern Afro-American youth. He tells us that in the American society dominated by white culture, blacks lose their status, lose themselves and find themselves , The ultimate enlightenment mentality course, revealed the unfortunate misfortune of African Americans and tragic fate, but also reflects the widespread survival difficulties and spiritual crisis in Western society. In order to strengthen the ideological theme of the work, Allison used the big