Mary in Invisible Man

In the novel Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, the character Mary Rambo, could be a biblical allusion to Mary, the mother of Jesus. When the narrator first meets Mary Rambo, he is helpless and weak. This scene reminds me of the crucifixion of Jesus, as he was carrying his cross, he fell and he felt weak, just like the narrator. As a reader, one can imply that Mary inhibits a motherly figure towards the narrator; she feeds him, cares for him and provides him with shelter. In the novel, Mary is a strong black woman who has learned how to survive her city that if filled with violence and corruption. When the narrator leaves her because he feels like she is also apart of this past that he is trying to escape, he leaves without saying goodbye to her. Mary represents the courage and dignity that black women have, just like the narrator refers to Booker T. Washington, Mary could be seen like a strong women like Harriet Tubman.