Dichotomy
    Here the reader is informed that light is truth and it is light that illuminates the Invisible Man.  It is ironic, however, because he first discovers himself in utter darkness.   The dichotomy is revealed in the Invisible Man’s claim that he finds truth in light, yet he also sees, “the darkness of lightness.”  The Invisible Man believes that he has found the truth and in that enlightenment he can see that there is an element of darkness in the truth.  The light illuminates the two together, the truth and the darkness.



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