The Role of Brockway in Invisible Man
Lucius Brockway is a strange character in Invisible Man. He seems to be the heart of Liberty Paints. He makes clear that, without him, Liberty Paints would not work. He also seems to have a fairly inspiring history, having worked his way up the system. Despite this, he seems very uncertain of his position in his company. He is paranoid, and he is constantly worried about losing his job to the narrator, or to the union. He is very proud of his story, but at the same time he doesn't really seem comfortable with his position. He has climbed to the top of the company, but he is still stuck at the very bottom basement. In these ways, he is a very ironic character, which makes it hard to determine his role in the novel. Is his paranoia or his pride more important to his character, for example. On one hand, you could consider his pride more important, and see him as the embodiment of white nationalism, keeping America "pure", and concealing all that is dark and black with a coat...