Reading 1001 discussion

7. What black men does the protagonist choose as mentors or role models? Do they prove to be any more trustworthy than his white "benefactors"? What about those figures whose authority and advice the narrator rejects—for example, the vet in The Golden Day and the separatist Ras the Exhorter? What characters in Invisible Man, if any, represent sources of moral authority and stability?

I would argue that the character with the most moral authority and stability is Mary a woman and not a man, this is because she does right without expecting anything from it.

Also Brother Tarp who seems to be a straightforward character who cares about the Brotherhood and bettering society.

My first vote is for Mary also.

Every person in the book ultimately fails the narrator in that he does not acknowledge him fully. Everyone pursues his own ends, though some are less harmful than others.

I completely agree with Book. Though I think Sushicat is generally right, I think Mary and Tarp are the exceptions.

I agree with Sushicat on this one.