Whence all this passion toward conformity anyway? – Diversity is the word. Let man keep his many parts and you’ll have no tyrant states…. It’s ‘winner take nothing’ that is the great truth of our country or any country. Life is to be lived, not controlled; and humanity is won by continuing to play in the face of certain defeat. Our fate is to become one, and yet many – this is not prophecy, but …showed first 75 words of 1145 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1145 total…a different world, we would not be the same. All the lives that surround us are in us. In the search to understand yourself you must first understand your place within the community around you and how you relate to others. Ralph Ellison learns to appreciate himself through his autobiographical exploration. But does it really end there, or does the quote that began this paper prove that he had a lot more learning to do?