Wednesday, June 13, 2012

invisibility

When I think of invisibility, Ralph Ellison comes to mind. To be invisible is to be marked, scarred, and highly visible. It is to exude a visibility that is conscientiously blinding. It is to be encoded in ideological masks uneasily worn. It is a winding cry, an inventive laugh, a plotting demeanor. Sometimes, it is marked by panic, and other times relief. It is a desire to forget but be unforgotten. It threatens to transform into a brilliantly inward narcissism.

To quote from Invisible Man: "Instead of the swift imperceptible flowing of time, you are aware of its notes, those points where time stands still or from which it leaps ahead." (6)

6 comments:

  1. yes...it makes some sense.


    "Instead of the swift imperceptible flowing of time, you are aware of its notes, those points where time stands still or from which it leaps ahead."

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  2. You're posting more and more often. Yay :)
    Invisibility isn't just Harry Potter's cloak.
    It's being in front of someone and being ignored, either because you're not cool in their opinion, or they're mad at you, or they don't want to talk to you.

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  3. Lol, thanks Izdiher. Some sense is probably better than no sense(?)(:

    Ovais, it's always good to hear from you. Social invisibility can be destructive. I recommend, if you haven't read it, to read Ralp Ellison's _Invisible Man_. (:

    Terminally, thanks for reading and commenting again! (:

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  4. The Invisible Man is amazing!
    Now I can't find that book.. talk about invisibility :D

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  5. Aha! I love it! That book warrants a re-reading.

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