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Do you think there is any significance in the fact that his mind is black and his surroundings are white?

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Do you think that there is anything to be said about the guy in the basement feeling like the narrator is taking his spot

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what does the doctor cure the narrator of?

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We have read 12 chapters out of 24 (so half the book) and yet we still do not know the narrator's name, how do you think it adds to the overall meaning of the book?

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What do you think is the significance of the many little rhymes that the narrator sings to himself?

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what's the signficance of the narrator baptizing the rev?

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what role does mary rambo play in the narrator's life?

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"Who was it that screamed? Mother? But the scream cam from the machine..." (pg. 240) [k]

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"Who was it that screamed? Mother? But the scream cam from the machine..." (pg. 240) [k]

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rebirth from machines

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machines vs. religion, pg. 235. "...from now on do you praying to my little machine" [k]

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machines vs. religion, pg. 235. "...from now on do you praying to my little machine" [k]

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what is the significance of this quote? how does the doctors role as god play into this?

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what do the machines signify? is this something the narrator has adopted/ become?

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rebirth, 231, 233. "...as though i had just begun to live" [k]

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rebirth, 231, 233. "...as though i had just begun to live" [k]

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what does the narrator's rebirth signify? what is he shedding? what is he adopting?

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what does the grey paint the narrator produces represent?

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connect the narrator's growing anger to dr. bledsoe's warning of not becoming bitter

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what is the significance of the narrator being cast down once again to the literal basement filled with flames (like hell)?

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how are the narrator's two bosses similar to dr. bledsoe?

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why does the narrator keep gettingh in trouble through accidents? what does that say about his life?

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what's the significance of the comparison between men and machines? is the narrator a machine? who does he work for

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how is the fog/ mist symbolic of the narrator's state of mind?

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is the vet also an invisible man?

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all of the narrator's changes to be less southern are superficial, what does this say about how he views appearances? what does it say about the narrator overall?

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"...blinds one to realities.."
"...don't blind yourself" where can the motif of blindness be seen and what is it's significance to the novel as a whole?

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how are young emerson and the narrator similar? what are the similarities b/t their "fathers"?

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what does young emerson represent to the narrator? is he gay?

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why does the narrator resist the pork chops? what's the significance of the tip he leaves?

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what's the significance of the blue print plans never being used? why does the narrator not want to accept this?

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why does the man remind the narrator of the vets at the Golden Day? what do they have in common?

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why does the narrator attempt to suppress/ ignore the fact that he knew the song?

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self-worth, pg. 163, ..proper reflection of his importance [kayla]

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self-worth, pg. 163, ..proper reflection of his importance [kayla]

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why does the narrator need someone else to give him self-worth/ importance?

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why does the narrator suppress his true nature? who does he intend to mold himself into? what's the significance of this act?

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whats the significance of the narrator not being able to read the bible after being exiled from his version of "heaven"? would you agree that this is significant?

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why was the narrator so shocked to see a riot?

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father motif, pg. 156, be your own father [kayla]

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father motif, pg. 156, be your own father [kayla]

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who has the narrator's fathers been so far? what's the significance/ why is it important that the narrator is his own father

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the game, pg. 153, play the game [kayla]

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the game, pg. 153, play the game [kayla]

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is the vet urging the narrator to conform and play the game or find a way out/ a way to control the game?

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dr. bledsoe, pg. 143, the whites tell everyone what to think except me... [kayla]

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dr. bledsoe, pg. 143, the whites tell everyone what to think except me... [kayla]

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what make dr. bledsoe different from the rest of his race?

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what's the connection between dr. bledsoe and the vet? are they foils?

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what does the narrator walking in shadows signify? how does this connect to repression and shame?

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deception, pg 139, pleasing the white man [kayla]

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deception, pg 139, pleasing the white man [kayla]

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why isn't the vet doctor able to please the white man? why is dr. bledsoe able to?

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power and dr. bledsoe, pg. 142, this is a power set up... [kayla]

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power and dr. bledsoe, pg. 142, this is a power set up... [kayla]

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how does dr. bledsoe act as God? What's symbolic of the narrator's exile from the school?