In the novel The Invisible Man, written by Ralph Ellison, was a novel where the narrator felt like no one cared. For this reason he called himself the invisible man; thus being the title of the novel. The narrator received a rare offer. He was asked to be the spokesperson for a fraternity that seeks equality between blacks and whites. He accepted and his life changed forever. Over the course of the novel his role in the brotherhood changes. The narrator goes from being the lowest member, to a highly respected member, to being completely exiled from the brotherhood. While these changes are happening at the narrator's level of respect, his feelings are evident. Overall, the narrator goes through the brotherhood and has many different roles, while maintaining his central role in the novel. “He stood before me, angry and shrill, and hearing him made me feel as shocked and afraid as I had felt as a child when startled by my father's voice. A void grew in my stomach.” (Ellison, 159 ) This is the narrator's feeling as he witnesses a “black power” speech. The narrator did not follow the beliefs of black power. He believed that everyone should be on an equal footing and that no one should act as if they were above others. The feeling that the narrator feels after witnessing the speech is embarrassing and new to him. An anger that grows inside him and he doesn't know what to do to control it. A few days later, the narrator sees a black family kicked out of their house. This makes him very angry and prompts an impromptu speech. The narrator feels that the old couple is being treated unfairly something strange... in the center of the paper... the narrator represents his feelings. Ellison himself really wanted equality for all people. He used this book to demonstrate this and represent how everyone should work together and not be corrupt. The narrator was also a foreshadowing of the civil rights movement that would come in the years following the publication of this novel. This novel represented how some people could be too trusting, like the narrator. The strongest feeling the narrator felt throughout the novel was trust. He always wanted to be able to trust the members of the brotherhood; especially the white members. The narrator was guilty of being too confident. Overall, Ralph Ellison wrote a prolific novel that is still in the homes of many today. He used the narrator as an example of how much a person's feelings influence his actions; something that is true for every person, no matter what color their skin is.