SOURCE: "Symbolism in Ralph Ellison's 'King of the Bingo Game,'" in CLA Journal, Vol. XX, No. 1, September, 1976, pp. 35-9.
In the following essay, Saunders suggests that the symbolism used by Ellison in "King of the Bingo Game "—particularly the symbolism of the bingo game, the anonymity of the protagonist, and the bingo wheel—reflects the racial oppression of blacks in American society.
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