As we finish our discussion of Invisible Man I wanted to write about one of my favorite chapters in the book - Chapter Three, the Golden Day chapter. As chaotic as it is, I love the idea of the Golden Day; it's an isolated part of society where ordinary social norms and hierarchies don't apply. As soon as Mr. Norton walks in, he is ridiculed and mocked by the patients. They call him Thomas Jefferson and John D. Rockefeller and make other jokes that importantly, are at his expense. We talked a lot in class about how important laughter and humor are in Invisible Man - they function most often as a means of undermining someone's authority or importance. Specifically, the jokes that compare Mr. Norton to any other white guy are powerful because they basically send the message that Mr. Norton is of little importance or concern to the patients. He might as well be any other person and in that sense the patients' jokes really serve as the first warning that something is diffe