THE INVISIBLE MANThe narrator's name is never given, but it simply adds to the whole point of the main character: his invisibility. As a black man living in a white-dominated society, he experiences multiple different scenarios when it comes to racial discrimination.
BROTHER JACKThe main contact with the Brotherhood and initially acts as a "friend" to the narrator, he also claims to be in favor of racial equality; however, as soon as the Brotherhood changes its motives, brother Jack would follow their directives without hesitation.
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Dr. bledsoeAs president of the main character's college, he was looked up to until he was exposed as a fake. He appeared to be in favor of the black people, but in reality praised his inferiority to the whites and at one point even mentioned he would rather see all the blacks lynched than to give up his high position.
TOD CLIFTONWorking for the Brotherhood for three years, brother Tod Clifton at first seemed a rival to the narrator, but turned out to be similar to him and working for only the good of the brotherhood. Not long after the narrator joins, he leaves.
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MR. NORTONOne of the founders of the college, he's very self-centered and prideful. He claims that he is committed to racial progress, but when prompted for aid by the narrator, he did not oblige.
RAS THE EXHORTERA man from the West Indies, he is a black nationalist that is strongly opposed to the Brotherhood. He believes in black segregation and power, and does not support the narrator's decision to join.
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