| Even in the scene where he appears majestic, Ellison uses the comic to downplay his regality. |
| The wolf looked from the sleek cat to Ellison, whimpered again, then turned and ran past the jaguar, down the corridor and out of sight. |
| The liminal position between tradition and adaptation has been described by Ralph Ellison as the quintessential American identity. |
| The Ellison family feasts on oysters, and intellectualism takes priority over religion. |
| He does not ignore the psychological complexities of Ellison, who was not the drab, neutered literary lion some critics made him out to be. |
| By the close of the fourth day they were 37 for 5, Ellison taking four in 15 balls. |
