Focalization in Ralph Waldo Ellison’s Invisible Man

This research deals with focalization as an important aspect of narratology developed by structuralists. aims to explore how the new concept point view in narrative theory differ from traditional concept. In doing so, researcher applied discussion and analysis Ralph Ellison’s novel, Invisible Man. From analysis, it is shown that Ellison has made use multiple focalizers telling story, not a single narrator, analyzed using view. The focalizations provides readers objective viewpoints representing perspectives black white people and, turn, supports racial issue author wants convey. approach this qualitative, data were gathered novel. research, hoped can have better understanding modern later apply analyzing other works fiction.