Journey Week 5

On his quest for his identity, the Invisible Man is taught more about himself throughout his journey. After escaping from "Ras the Destroyer's" followers the narrator obtains sunglasses in order to disguise himself from them. But, while making his way back to the meeting, others along the way keep referring to him as "Rinehart". One woman thinks he is Rinehart her bookie, the other thinks he is her pimp, and the last believes he is her reverend. The narrator is astounded that one could have so many different identities and he ponders, "Could he be all of them:Rine the runner and Rine the fambler and Rine the briber and Rine the lover and Rinehart the Reverend?" (498). Learning about Rinehart puzzles the narrator and the reader wonders if he can take on such contradictory personas. But, this epiphany opens up a door of understanding on the narrator's journey of understanding that one's identity is extremely complex, including his own.