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Loneliness In Invisible Man, By Ralph Ellison

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I recently read Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison and that has left me with multiple impressions of New York City. The book was published in the 1950s so things have obviously changed from then, especially the racial climate, but there was a particular challenge the protagonist faced that I think is consistent across all major metropolitan cities: loneliness. In a city with over 8 million people, the feeling of isolation is even more prevalent. There is something about this city that causes people to perform a debilitating amount of introspection with mixed results. This is just what I need. I need to put everything about me as an individual to the test to see what about me as an individual is genuine. As to how I will maximize my chances of

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