The Narrator Attitude Toward Women In Ralph Ellison's

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However, it is irresponsible to assert that the narrator “learnt” the misogynist outlook solely from the Brotherhood, but rather, the disdain at the women is deemed as a general societal fashion at the time, because the narrator’s attitude toward women remains constant if we recall his reaction in the “battle royal” scene. Much ink is spilled when the narrator sees the blonde in the ballroom. He “desire to spit on her”; “destroy her” and even “murder her” (Ellison 19). However, if we scrutinize the scene more carefully, it is underlined that the narrator’s feeling is remarkably conflicting. As a matter of fact, the narrator is also “strongly attracted”; he also wants to “caress her” and “love her” (Ellison 19) in the scene. Apparently, the

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