"Invisible Man" is universally regarded as a masterpiece of contemporary American literature,this is owing to Ralph Ellison's unique artistic style.In this novel,Ellison realized his own artistic ideals. The novel has its unique narrative point of view and rather distinctive writing arrangements. Metaphor,irony,symbol and other rhetorical devices are also employed.Ellison inherited and made full use of blues,jazz and black folklores. Other writing skills,such as expressionism,realism,modernism and surrealism,are combined together to make the novel possess its perpetual charm.The proposition of the paper focuses on the novel's artistic features,with the help of narrative,psychological theories and stylistics ,we can appreciate the treasure in the American literature. |