For 10 points, identify this novel about a black man nobody makes an effort to recognize, written by Ralph Ellison.
The title character of this novel claims that a mother is "one who screams when you suffer" while being operated on by a man whose third eye bores into his soul. That character gets banned from the Men's Club for 99 years and one day, after emptying a spittoon on a laughing man. He is seduced under the pretense of a discussion of feminism by a neglected wife after being transferred by Tarp and Wrestum. Near the end of this novel, several passersby address the title character as (*) "Rinehart," a contrast to when he assaulted a tall, blond man for insulting him. Early in this novel, the title character goes to the Golden Day with Mr. Norton after partaking in a "Battle Royal" to earn the right to speak. After becoming the enemy of Dr. Bledsoe and a Caribbean man who chucks a spear at him, the title character strings 1369 light bulbs in a basement to steal electricity from a power company. For 10 points, identify this novel about a black man nobody makes an effort to recognize, written by Ralph Ellison.
The title character of this novel claims that a mother is "one who screams when you suffer" while being operated on by a man whose third eye bores into his soul.
{Invisible} Man