Ralph Ellison's novel Invisible Man, which Anita Ghai uses to describe the invisibility of the disabled, is a famous indictment of which of the following?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Racism against African Americans in the USA
Option (1) Colonial rule over African peoples by Britain — Incorrect. The novel is set in the USA and deals with the lives of African Americans there. It is an American story about race.
Option (2) Caste discrimination against Dalits in India — Incorrect. Caste discrimination is the Indian struggle of Dalits. Anita Ghai only borrows the novel's idea of invisibility for disabled people in India; the novel itself is an American story about race.
Option (3) Racism against African Americans in the USA — Correct. Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man is a famous indictment of racism against African Americans in the USA. Its narrator is unseen because people refuse to see him, and Ghai uses this to describe how the disabled are ignored.
Option (4) Gender bias against working women in the USA — Incorrect. The novel's narrator is a Black man who faces racial prejudice. Its attack is on racism, with no focus on working women.
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