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Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Early Black Literature
1.2 Harlem Renaissance
1.3 Modern Afro-American Literature
Chapter 2 The Social Background of Creating the Two Novels
2.1 Richard Wright and Native Son
2.2 Ralph Ellison and Invisible Man
Chapter 3 Differences Between the Two Protagonists
3.1 Unconscious and Conscious Heroes
3.1.1 Unconscious Bigger
3.1.2 Conscious Nameless Protagonist
3.2 Black Culture Exclusion and Black Culture Reminiscence
3.2.1 Bigger's Exclusion from His own Culture
3.2.2 Nameless Protagonist'Awareness of His Own Culture
Chapter 4 Similarities Between the Two Protagonists
4.1 Marginality
4.1.1 Downclass Person -Bigger
4.1.2 Personal Invisibility-Nameless Narrator
4.2 Quest for Identity and Reality
4.2.1 Bigger's Extinguishing Journey-Looking for Identity
4.2.2 The Narrator's Recurring Journey-Seeking Identity
Chapter 5 Conclusion
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