Brother Jack tells the narrator that the committee has decided against demonstrations such as the funeral, telling the narrator that they are no longer effective. For the narrator to exercise personal responsibility implies that he has power and authority which the committee insists that he does not. The beginning after the end chapter 2. The narrator begins to needle Tobitt, telling him that he clearly knows all about what it's like to be black. He tells the committee that all they can see is a potential threat to the Brotherhood's prestige. Chapter 9: Teamwork. Publication Schedule Change+Life Update.
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The narrator tells the committee that he tried to get in touch with them, but when they become unresponsive he moved forward on his "personal responsibility. Brother Tobitt claims a place of privileged knowledge because he is married to a black woman. Brother Jack puts his glass eye back in. Chapter 10: A Promise.
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Chapter 69: Elijah Knight. It almost seems as if the committee is interested in actively avoiding the grievances of the black community. Chapter 84: A Gentlemen's Agreement. Such a thing might have been possible in the past, but the committee recognizes that the narrator's power is dangerous. But the idea that people might express their grievances is totally unimportant to them.
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You can use the F11 button to. The beginning after the end - chapter 22. The narrator still believes that the Brotherhood is interested in his actions, but it soon becomes clear that the committee has turned against him entirely. At first, the narrator believes he is hallucinating, and is disgusted by the sight of the empty eye socket. Brother Tobitt attacks the narrator for presuming to speak for all black people. Brother Jack tells him that the funeral was wrong because Clifton had betrayed the organization by deciding to sell Sambo dolls.
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He then asks for the time, and remarks that it is time for the committee to get going. Ultimately, the situation boils down to the committee's need to consolidate power over the narrator. The narrator replies that the political situation in Harlem is the one thing he does know about, and they would do well to listen to him. Chapter 51: Battle High.
The committee is not interested in anything other than the fact that the narrator has acted without their approval. Chapter 163: One Year. Chapter 48: The Adventurer's Guild. The narrator recognizes that Brother Jack is partly blind and is incapable of seeing the narrator. Jack and the others mock "personal responsibility, " as for them no one has responsibility other than themselves. Brother Tobitt continues to mock the narrator. Beginning after end chapter 103. The narrator accuses Jack of acting like the "great white father. " Jack believes that the loss of his eye is a demonstration of his will to sacrifice himself. This, the narrator explains, is the reason for Clifton's disappearance. Chapter 54: Become Strong. Have a beautiful day! The narrator is deeply disturbed by the revelation of Jack's glass eye, which seems like an object from a dream. Accordingly, Brother Jack asks if the eye makes the narrator feel uncomfortable.
Chapter 52: Breakpoint. The eye seems to symbolize Jack's limited vision of the world, a vision without a perspective other than Jack's egomania. 5: Bonus: Valentine's Day. Brother Jack's words that the demonstrations are "no longer effective" are clouded in secrecy.