Personal Commentary
For me, what was most valubale in the novel was the historical documentation that the novel provided. The perspective provided is relatively unique, and not usually valued as being the primary rhetoric that was being expressed at the time. For that reason, I see Invisible Man to be a valuable insight into a time too often presented in the same way.
However, while the education that the novel has personally brought me in understanding my own individuality is infinately valuable, I am not entirely too sure as to how self aware the novel is. Whether dillusioned by the characterization of the Narrator of of the author, the novel shows a hypocricy in how human nature is analyzed. Like Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, the discussion of identity is crucial. However, its pretension and self absorbtion is insidious in its own way, and is therefore toxic in projecting such a mentality as being heroic when it is in itself problematic.
Therefore, what I would do rather is not specifically change the novel, but further diversify what is read from the author. It is entirely possible that the book should not be read in isolation, but rather the thematic elements of this novel and other essays provides a clearer understanding of the primal thesis.
So, I would most likely not recommend this book in isolation. At the same time, The Catcher in the Rye is my least favorite book, so I am quick to stifle what is similar to it in any way.
However, while the education that the novel has personally brought me in understanding my own individuality is infinately valuable, I am not entirely too sure as to how self aware the novel is. Whether dillusioned by the characterization of the Narrator of of the author, the novel shows a hypocricy in how human nature is analyzed. Like Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, the discussion of identity is crucial. However, its pretension and self absorbtion is insidious in its own way, and is therefore toxic in projecting such a mentality as being heroic when it is in itself problematic.
Therefore, what I would do rather is not specifically change the novel, but further diversify what is read from the author. It is entirely possible that the book should not be read in isolation, but rather the thematic elements of this novel and other essays provides a clearer understanding of the primal thesis.
So, I would most likely not recommend this book in isolation. At the same time, The Catcher in the Rye is my least favorite book, so I am quick to stifle what is similar to it in any way.