Before returning home early in the morning, he has been at a party where he was offered a job. Brother Jack tells him that he could join his Brotherhood as a speaker. The narrator feels worse when he remembers that he owes poor Mary money and he has turned down a job.

Invisible Man gets in touch with Brother Jack and he is told to meet him on Lenox Avenue. Brother Jack picks Invisible Man up by car and the two plus two other men go to a party.

At the party, Invisible Man is given the description of the job. How much money he will make, where he will live, and what he will be doing. The other brothers tell him that he can be the next Booker T. Washington. Invisible Man wants to be his own person, another great leader, not like someone else.

When the meeting is over, everybody goes into another room where a party is being held. While drinking, Invisible Man is approached by a brother who wants him to sing a "Negro song." He is confused and refuses until Brother Jack removes the man. Then everyone finds the episode humorous and the entire place laughs.

Invisible Man leaves around five a.m. He feels good about his new opportunity. However, he is skeptical about how much he can trust his new brothers.

Mary: is in need of money but still supports those living with her.

Brother Jack: offers the job to Invisible Man and explains the guidelines behind it.

Emma: someone that Invisible Man meets at the party who dances with him.

Snow - Whiteness
The new job - Union/Brotherhood
Emma - White woman
The party - Dancing
Dim lighted bulbs in hotel hall - Light

This chapter takes place at Mary's house for a bit before moving to the Chthonian. The Chthonian is where the party is being held.

"Standing engulfed in the fumes filling the hall, it struck me that I couldn't realistically reject the job" (296).

This is important because it shows how desperate Invisible Man is for work/money. It lets the reader know how vulnerable Invisible Man is as well. Invisible Man will take the job regardless of the fact that he has no clue as to what he is getting into.

"I would do the work but I would be no one except myself--whoever I was" (311).

This lets the reader know that Invisible Man desires to be like no one else but himself; he wants to be original. The other half is that he is not sure who he is.

"But how far could I trust them, and in what way were they different from the trustees?" (316)

This tells us that he will comply with the demands from the brothers but will not fully trust them.