Ministry of Higher

People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research Kasdi Merbah Ouargla University
Faculty of Letters and Languages


Department of Letters and English Language

Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Master’s Degree in field of English Language and Literature

Specialty: Literature and Civilization
Aspects of Black Identity
In Ralph Ellison's “The Invisible Man”

Presented and publicly defended by

Hayat Rekbi Assila Saouli

Supervised by

Dr. Farida Sadoune
Jury

Members of The Jury	Institution	Chairperson
Dr.Sadoune Farida	University of Ouargla	Supervisor
Dr. Belarbi Nouredine	University of Ouargla	Examiner
Dr. Hanafi (Tidjani) Hind	University of Ouargla	Examiner

Academic Year: 2020/2021

Dedication

This work, first of all, is dedicated to my passed away Father " Mohamed " and my uncle "Said Mezouar ": though they passed away But they Still live within each one of us

To my caring and supporting Mother Khadidja Mezouar; I would not become what I am today without yourSupport and affection,

To my Brothers and Sisters: Fares, Ahmed Chaouki, Hamza, Halima, Karima.

I dedicate this work and give special thanks to my cousin: Nesrine and my wonderful Best Friends Ouissam, Rihab,Maroua for being there for me

And to all my family (Rekbi and Mezouar) who contributed directly or indirectly in accomplishing this work.

Hayat Rekbi

Dedication

I dedicate this dissertation: to my dear parents, mamy Fatima and dady messouad

To my sweet sisters Oudjdane, Farah, djanat elferdouas, and my brothers Alaa el dine, Abed el mouïz, Dakir

To my heart, my husband Amine ,To my grandmother mama mani ,To my friends, To everyonehelp me one day . Thank you


Assila Saouli

Acknowledgements

First of all, we would like to express our gratitude to almighty Allah for his blessings, strength, and ability to understand, learn and write this research.

This thesis becomes a reality with the kind support and help of many individuals. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to our supervisor Dr. Farida Sadoune for her precious guidance and advice, also for her patience and kindness. We are equally grateful to the department of foreign languages at Kasdi Merbah University.

We are highly grateful to all our teachers for their patience and knowledgeable lectures. Special thanks go to the jury members for their precious time reading and analyzing our work. Our thanks and appreciations also go to our colleagues and people who have helped us out with their abilities.
Finally, to whoever helped us in any way and we did not mention them, a sincere Thank you from both of us!