Response to Ralph Ellison's An Extravagance of Laughter

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…a different world, we would not be the same. All the lives that surround us are in us. In the search to understand yourself you must first understand your place within the community around you and how you relate to others. Ralph Ellison learns to appreciate himself through his autobiographical exploration. But does it really end there, or does the quote that began this paper prove that he had a lot more learning to do?