AML 2010 Study Guide - Final Guide: Edwin Arlington Robinson, Phillis Wheatley, Ralph Ellison
11 May 2019
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This man became known as the leader of beat poetry. 1950s and emphasizes free expression and rejects materialism. His most famous work was a long poem entitled "howl. " He is also famous for an elegy about his mother called "kaddish. " An african american author who became most famous for his novel the invisible. The main character of this novel is a young african american man who tries to find his place in the world. However, he finds this difficult because he feels that everyone around him has already decided this for him. He tries many different paths but none of them allow him to be truly free. One theme in the novel is that the young man feels invisible because no one treats him equal because he is black. Also, he feels like his true self is invisible because of the restraints and expectations placed on him by society.
