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Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man uses racial discrimination as an effectual tool to criticize society, strictures as well as identity politics in the United States of America. Ellison reveals the absurdities of racial dynamics and the struggle of the unnamed narrator for individuality through the novel on the contemporary issues. Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man raises voice against social, political and racial structures in the contemporary America through the protagonist's journey of self-discovery and his encounters with various social institutions like a Black Nationalist group, corporate system that exploits racial identity. The author highlights the absurdities and contradictions inherent in systemic and deliberate racism and the marginalization of African Americans. Ellison also reveals the dehumanizing effects of societal expectations and stereotypes as well as the ways in which identity is manipulated by external forces. By blending elements of existentialism, social critique and mockery, Ellison's work not only mocks the ideologies that perpetuate racial injustice but also invites readers to question the very nature of visibility, identity and power in an oppressive society. These abstract aims to examine how Invisible Man operates as both a vehicle for resistance and a mode of revealing deeper truths about American identity and race relations.