Ralph Ellison immediately reveals a message in the first chapter of his play Invisible Man that communicates through a simple allegory, steeped in symbolism. The excerpt, “Battle Royal,” illustrates a young, unidentified African-American character who intelligently seeks to coexist in the white man's world. However, while the young adult assumes he "overcomes them with yeses and undermines them with smiles" (227), the "lily-white men" (227) manipulate the character, pulling him in all directions . they please. Likewise, the young adult fails to recognize the real reason he is invited to the Gentlemen's club: entertainment. It is considered entertainment. He is considered a “negro”. He is seen as an invisible man. After the main character arrives at the Gentlemen's Club, the author uses a multitude of symbolism techniques in order to signify the central idea. At first, the presence of the stripper symbolizes the few choices that women and black people have in a world run by white men. As a result, black men are "threatened if they look and others are threatened if they don't look." »....