Invisible Man Chapter 5 Discussion Questions

Chapter 5

1. Is Dr. Bledsoe a good role model for TIM? Is he someone who is truly helping black people at the college, or is he more concerned with securing his reputation?
2. Discuss the Reverend Homer A. Barbee and his sermon on the Founder. Why is the Founder such a big deal to everyone? Does TIM hold the Founder in high regard? Should he? Would his grandfather?
3. Is TIM going to church for God/religious purposes, or some other reason?
4. Do you think TIM is going to get kicked out of the school? Would the school be justified in kicking him out? Why or why not? What does it say about the school’s values if they do kick him out.