Ellison's Dr. Bledsoe: Two Literary Sources.

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    • Subject Terms:
      Literary characters; College presidents; Moton, Robert R.; Invisible Man (Book : Ellison); Ellison, Ralph, 1914-1994
    • Abstract:
      The article focuses on the character of A. Herbert Bledsoe, a manipulative and hypocritical black-college president, portrayed in the novel "Invisible Man," by Ralph Ellison. Accordingly, the character of Bledsoe portrays the real-life example of Robert R. Moton, the president of Tuskegee Institute in 1915-1935. According to the author, the portrayals of Ellison as well as with J. Saunders Redding regarding the matter demonstrates great similarities with regards to substance and language.