In Ralph Ellison's The Invisible Man, the narrator's view of women is generally pessimistic. His negative view of women is also reflected in women, particularly the Caucasian ethnic group. Their social representation of black men casts them as hypersexual objects and incapable of anything else. Emma, ​​brother Hubert's wife, and Sybil, are three women in particular who possess negative character flaws that allow the narrator to deem them unworthy. Emma's enormous dominance gives the impression of being unapproachable while Brother Hubert's wife's infidelity and controlling ability confuse him and, finally, Sybil's decadence makes her appear dowdy. All of these flaws are used to reduce the narrator to a sexual tool at the expense of his intellect. The first woman seen is Emma, ​​an employee of the Brotherhood, who is perceived as very powerful and demeaning towards the narrator although physically attracted to him. She engages in limited dialogue that, I believe, is intended to paint her as diminutive; however, she is described as “elegantly dressed” with a “hard, handsome face” (300). His...