Once invisible, Griffin’s personality gets worse. In fact, these qualities are his defining features prior to his accomplishing the impossible. His invisibility and loneliness do not bring out his worst qualities. Wells’ original novella, Griffin is an ill-intentioned person from the start. Unlike depictions of the “Invisible Man” in film and television, in H.G. He is a multi-dimensional character in what I’ve always found to be a two-dimensional world. He’s the smartest physicist of his age, Wells writes at the end of the book, something that went to waste when mixed with Griffin’s narcissism and self-destructive actions. Throughout the novel, Wells’ narrator does not shy away from mentioning how brilliant Griffin, the Invisible Man is. Rather than see Griffin’s invisibility play out, readers are left with memories of the past and a very limited timeline of events. Most clearly in its few characters and limited setting. Without a doubt, the short novel is an exciting accomplishment, one that has entranced and entertained readers of all ages for over 100 years.īut, there are some areas where it’s lacking. The novel blends science, fantasy, and reality into what is considered to be one of the early masterpieces of science fiction novel writing. It was followed by the equally well-known (albeit for slightly different reasons) The War of the Worlds.
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