Chapter+9

Analyze the interaction between the Invisible Man and the blond son of Mr. Emerson. What does the son/secretary mean when he refers to tyranny and disillusionment? What has the Invisible Man done to merit the letter from Mr. Bledsoe, the dean of his former college, that says to "help him continue in the direction of that promise which, like the horizon, recedes ever brightly and distantly beyond the hopeful traveler" (191) ? What does Mr. Bledsoe mean by this?
 * HOMEWORK:**


 * EXTRA CREDIT: Allusions to other literature in Chapter 9**
 * [If you answer either one of the below questions, you will receive extra credit.]**


 * Speculate on the meaning of the younger Mr. Emerson urging the Invisible Man to go to the "Club Calamus" (185).
 * Why does the younger Mr. Emerson consider himself "Huckleberry" (188) ?