Essays on Battle Royal

Post-Slavery America: Racism in “Battle Royal” Civil rights activist W.E.B. DuBois described the beginning of slavery as “’the transportation of ten million human beings out of the dark beauty of their mother continent into the new-found Eldorado of the West. They descended into hell’” (qtd…

Confusion in Battle Royal In the short story “Battle Royal”, by Ralph Ellison, the main character is a young African-American growing up in a society highly influenced by segregation. During his whole life, the narrator has tried to act with humility and submission when dealing…

Battle Royal by Ralph Ellison is about the passing of the narrator’s grandfather who leaves a piece of advice for the remaining members of the family. The son, then, goes through a battle where he struggles to find the true meaning of the advice given…