Problem
In this second passage, "I remembered the admiration and fear he inspired in everyone on the campus; the pictures in the Negro press captioned "EDUCATOR," in type that exploded like a rifle shot, his face looking out at you with utmost confidence. To us he was more than just a president of a college. He was a leader, a "statesman" who carried our problems to those above us, even unto the White House; and in days past he had conducted the president himself about the campus" (Ellison 91), describes the narrator's admiration for the college president, who he sees as a leader and statesman. The president is viewed as an individual who can bring about change and carry the community's problems to those in positions of power. The narrator's admiration of the president represents his desire to conform to the dominant culture and be accepted rather than challenge the social norms.