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This character considers James Joyce’s “uncreated conscience of his race” after giving a speech that describes feeling “more human.” This character recalls his dying grandfather’s advice to “overcome ‘em with yeses, undermine ‘em with grins” (15[1])after donning a large hat and green sunglasses that make him look like a con man named Rinehart. (15[1])A hospitalization (15[1])after an accident (15[1])at the (*) Liberty Paint factory leads to this character (10[1])receiving electroshock treatment. White men in tuxedos watch as this character grabs fake gold coins on an electrified carpet after being blindfolded and made to fight nine other Black boys at once in a “battle royal.” This character hides from Ras the Destroyer in an underground room lit by hundreds of lights. For 10 points, identify this unnamed narrator of a novel by Ralph Ellison. ■END■

ANSWER: the invisible man [accept answers that describe the narrator, protagonist, or title character of Invisible Man]
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