Buddhist Recognition in Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man.

This essay explores the influence of Buddhist philosophy in Ralph Ellison's 1952 novel "Invisible Man." Topics covered include the reading of the novel as a work of African American Buddhist literature and its style of writing as a response to an imposed social order, how the novel serves as a guide in showing the progression of a character through the Buddhist practice process, and a discussion on the novel's eastern influence to expand on progressive narrative works of Buddhist recognition.