Sex is easy to find in chapter 24, as it centers around the Invisible Man having sex with another married white woman (though this time it was his specific plan to do so). Sybil is a white woman with a husband, George, who is a member of the Brotherhood. Sybil requests that the Invisible Man pretend to rape her, which she does because she sees him as a rapist because he is black. Sybil is also a little screwy, as she tells the Invisible Man on page 519, "I think I'm a nymphomaniac."
Power is also easy to find in this chapter. Sybil wants the Invisible Man to dominate her, to exercise power over her. He tells her on page 524, "I overpowered you." after he finishes pretending to rape her. Rape is the ultimate expression of a man's power over a woman, and this instance with Sybil is what teaches the Invisible Man that using women as a power grab is not a good idea.
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