The Rise of the Disabled Superman: A Parallel Reading of Invisible Man and Blindness

Authors

  • Aneha Hepzibah Solomon

Keywords:

invisible man, blindness, disability, discourse, interpellation, superman, will to power, nietzsche, foucault, althusser

Abstract

Attributing new dimensions to existing definitions paves the growth of every field of study A comparative reading of the novels Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison and Blindness by Jose Saramago is conducted with an aim to equate the disabled individual to the notion of Superman as suggested by Nietzsche The various dimensions of disability are analyzed under the concepts of Foucault and Althusser to identify whether a disabled superman can be evolved to save the world from its malice

How to Cite

Aneha Hepzibah Solomon. (2018). The Rise of the Disabled Superman: A Parallel Reading of Invisible Man and Blindness. Global Journal of Human-Social Science, 18(H7), 15–18. Retrieved from https://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/view/2672

The Rise of the Disabled Superman: A Parallel Reading of Invisible Man and Blindness

Published

2018-05-15