he appreciates The Invisible Man than he would have if we had not read Booker T. Washington's "Up from Slavery."
I can agree with that. Washington's stuff is fresh on the mind & easy to incorporate into our current reading.
Agreed! I love when we can actually apply what we've read to other texts!
I think the background info from 'up from slavery' does help add to the story- especially as the narrator becomes a public figure and speake