Analytical Essay: The Invisible Man By H. G. Wells
American Military Academy
American Literature 11-1
Prof. Minerva I. Méndez
Analytical Essay
The Invisible Man
Rolando Irizarry #10
October 1, 2012
In The Invisible Man, H.G. Wells both demonstrates and criticizes Man’s tendency to become moral or immoral with the acquirement of power. Like many books of the same era, he uses science as the instrument of retribution for the social crimes that have been committed. Through invisibility, the Invisible Man gains triumph over science and from this, great power; he can steal, kill, and abuse anybody without fear of being caught, as he describes, "It’s useful in getting away, it’s useful in approaching. It’s particularly useful, therefore, in killing." He also acknowledges the shortcomings …show more content…
H.G Wells gives us the image: men, which are immoral or even if they are moral, when given the acquirement of great power they begin to undergo a change in their emotions. The main conflict that involves the novel is that society is somewhat ignorant in parts of which they would try to not create something such immoral as an invisible person to create destruction for the world. Man should not create the invisible man or the invincible man since they are too powerful and this gives them the role of creator. Man has always tried to duplicate the role of a god, but we all know that we were made to look like god and to worship our god. Man should always follow his role that god sent him to do. This creation of the invisible man was just an excuse for someone that was an outcast and went looking for an opportunity to show the world what he was capable to do. When someone goes mad with the acquirement of power, destroys his emotions completely just to achieve this need to overcome his rejection from other people. Griffin shows us the face of a frustrated chemist and researcher in the attempt to achieve that greatness in power and to duplicate the role of creator, which should only be given to
American Literature 11-1
Prof. Minerva I. Méndez
Analytical Essay
The Invisible Man
Rolando Irizarry #10
October 1, 2012
In The Invisible Man, H.G. Wells both demonstrates and criticizes Man’s tendency to become moral or immoral with the acquirement of power. Like many books of the same era, he uses science as the instrument of retribution for the social crimes that have been committed. Through invisibility, the Invisible Man gains triumph over science and from this, great power; he can steal, kill, and abuse anybody without fear of being caught, as he describes, "It’s useful in getting away, it’s useful in approaching. It’s particularly useful, therefore, in killing." He also acknowledges the shortcomings …show more content…
H.G Wells gives us the image: men, which are immoral or even if they are moral, when given the acquirement of great power they begin to undergo a change in their emotions. The main conflict that involves the novel is that society is somewhat ignorant in parts of which they would try to not create something such immoral as an invisible person to create destruction for the world. Man should not create the invisible man or the invincible man since they are too powerful and this gives them the role of creator. Man has always tried to duplicate the role of a god, but we all know that we were made to look like god and to worship our god. Man should always follow his role that god sent him to do. This creation of the invisible man was just an excuse for someone that was an outcast and went looking for an opportunity to show the world what he was capable to do. When someone goes mad with the acquirement of power, destroys his emotions completely just to achieve this need to overcome his rejection from other people. Griffin shows us the face of a frustrated chemist and researcher in the attempt to achieve that greatness in power and to duplicate the role of creator, which should only be given to