Name: Hunter Galindo

Date: 10/12/14

Period: 3

Title of Novel: The Invisible Man Author: H.G. Wells

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1.

A gentleman killed,
besides his coachman.
Accidents, sir, happen in a
moment, dont they?

The way Ms. Hall brings up the

horse carriage accident in a back
door kind of way in order to get him
talking about what she thinks
happened to him reminds me of a
little thing me and my sister do. We
always attempt to beat around the
bush to avoid being so open and
outward with what it is were trying
to get at. For example, if I had
wanted to go driving (just for fun
and leisure), I might ask my mom if
she needed anything from the store.
Secretly hinting at what it is I want,
or in her case, wants to know
without saying it. But it seems that
this strange man, like my mom, isnt
so oblivious to her tactics.

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2.

10

(...) Regarding him -- as

Mr. Henfrey says, with a
vivid sense of the dark
spectacles -- like a
lobster.

Ive noted that within the past few

pages, the strange mans eyes specifically his spectacles, have been
mentioned a few times by Ms. Hall
and now by this Mr. Henfrey guy.
Whether theyve been referred to as
goggles, or lobster eyes, theyve
been weirdly fixated upon by others
when approaching him. I think this
might be partly due to the fact, that
its one of the only defined feature of
him that can be made out, since the
rest of hims all covered. Possibly
the only place for their eyes to focus
on and look at because of his
coverage. Or maybe its attempt for
them to look at him from the only
opening thats not hidden.

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3.

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One would like to say

something. Should he
remark that the weather
was very cold for the time
of the year?

I find this quote to be of significant

importance to society. I just find it
interesting that for the most part,
regardless of culture or race, people
generally turn to the weather for

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source of conversation when there;s

really nothing else that could be used
to strike up as a source of
conversation. Its been the start of
awkward conversing way back then
as it is now, and I just find it
fascinating to see how littles
changed in that aspect between all
those decades. That and the fact its
never truly about the weather, but is
used as a feeble attempt to get to
conversation that is deeper and more
relevant.
4.

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Id better go and see to

en, and he trotted after the
stranger.

One thing that Ive noticed while

reading the dialect between
characters is that they dont exactly
speak with the best and proper
grammar which of course reminds
me of Huckleberry Finn. Characters
from both novels speak in broken
and incorrect English. Because the
way they speak is so similar to Huck
Finn, it leads me to believe that the
setting of the story to be somewhere
down south. The way the post man
beats his dog ruthlessly makes me
think of the kind of violence that
would be acceptable in Huck Finn,
which again makes me think that the
storyline takes place in a southern
state.

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18

Im rare sorry the darg--

Not a bit, said the
stranger

Ive noticed that kind of similar to

how people around the world bring
up the weather in a pathetic attempt
to make conversation, in situations
like this one, when people are hasty
and just want something done, they
tend to become ridiculously
irrational and snappy. Just like the
stranger, they become so consumed
in whatever it is that they want at the
moment that they begin not to care
whats happening around them. The
stranger was just bitten by the post
mans dog, and everyone else but
him seem to be in a tizzy about it.
And when they attempt to apologize
and make accommodations for him,

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he simply brushes them off, in favor

of getting his belongings to his room
as quickly as possibly.
6.

22

He seemed under a
chronic irritation of the
greatest intensity.

As the reader, I know Im biased to

the fact that I know the strangers
secret, but I think all of his intense
frustration, bandaged limbs, and
experiments should be a very
important clue to the rest of the
people there as to what his issues
are. Obviously his hastiness to
perfect his experiments are of
undeniable importance. Maybe
whatever it is that hes concocting in
his room is what keeps himself
visible, or it could be the other way,
him attempting to create some kind
of serum that allows to be
completely invisible. Maybe thats
why hes always so frustrated, he
could be under some time constraint.

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7.

23

(...) That the stranger was

an Anarchist in disguise,
preparing explosives, (...)

The way the townspeople attempt to

theorize who the stranger is and what
exactly he does as an experimental
investigator, reminds me of the
beginning of The Great Gatsby
before Nick meets him, he hears all
of these ideas from people who
hadnt met Gatsby themselves but
were simply rattling off tales of his
past from other people they had
heard it from. Both stories contain
town gossip that runs amuck, and
that continues to get wilder the more
stories are exchanged and twisted
with every telling. Like the stranger,
Gatsby is a recluse who prefers
privacy and solitude, versus being
out and amongst the public. Yet for
both of them, this only makes them
even more at the center of
everyones attention and curiosity.

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8.

24

His irritability (...) was an

amazing thing to these
quiet Sussex villagers.

I can kind of relate to this quote,

having the mind of a highly
intellectual and analytical person,
and living in a small, quaint town
can sometimes be a little frustrating.

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People in small towns just have a

different mindset than people who
live in a fast-paced city. They take
things very lightly and are a bit on
the too easy-going side. Because
their lives are slow and smooth for
the most part, they dont really
understand the the intensity of citydwellers. I noticed this too amongst
the people when my family lived in a
small, vacation town in Arizona.
Everyone there always allowed the
chips to fall where they may, while
we tried to control it.
9.

27

No hand--just an empty
sleeve.

Ive noticed that within these past

few sentences, the word sleeve has
been repeated multiple times, which
leads me to believe its a symbol of
some kind. And basically I think it
represents his secret in whole,
because his hand, that of course is
normally within the sleeve was
invisible at the time that Mr. Cuss
saw it. And I think its continually
repeated to place emphasis upon the
realization that Mr. Cuss is slowly
coming to, that and just the enormity
of what this now means for the
stranger. He knew Hall wouldnt be
able to explain to anyone what he
had seen, but he knows Cuss is a
whole different story.

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10.

31

(...) Still marveling about

on their ground floor by the
unnecessary light of a
guttering candle.

The robbery at the vicarage is of

huge importance to the novel
because its the first, extremely
puzzling and unnerving event thats
happened in the village since the
strangers arrival. The robbery does
raise some questions like why has
this now just happened? Hes been in
the town for months now and hasnt
done anything that could be
considered criminal such as this.
And other than the gold, what papers
could he be needing from the
Buntings? Has he perfected some
kind of serum that allows him to go
completely invisible and thats why

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hes now wreaking havoc around

town?
11.

12.

13.

33

34

36.

It was exactly as if a hand

had clutched them in the
centre and flung them
aside.

Again this quote represents a huge

turning part in the story. Its strange
to see the stranger being so open and
careless with his ability after months
of him being a reclusive shut-in
hidden in his room. And doesnt he
want to at least attempt to hide his
ability to become invisible,
especially after the robbery that had
just happened. There are going to be
elements that match up within both
the Buntings and the Halls reports
of those two isolated events, and
knowing what they know about the
stranger and all of his recent doings,
experiment wise, can definitely tie
these recent occurrences back to him
more so than the Buntings would be
able to.

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Hes put the sperits into

I know that theyre somewhere in the
the furniture... My good old South, and that Southern people are
furniture!
extremely superstitious, especially
when it comes to the supernatural,
but I find it interesting that in almost
every culture, one would be able to
find something about black magic,
and voodoo. Within this scene, they
obviously think that hes some kind
of witch doctor that used his skills to
curse or hex the furniture, which to
them explains why it would move in
such a manner. If anyone, anywhere
had seen what they had, they would
have thought the same thing; maybe
not something pertaining to witch
doctors or voodoo, but definitely
relating to curses and spirits.

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(...) And twice came an

outburst of curses, a tearing
of paper, and violent
smashing of bottles.

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As I now know, in the beginning of

the novel, he was holed up in his
room experimenting with staying
invisible, which clearly he was able
to perfect (at least for a little while)
evidenced by the robbery he
committed on the Buntings, and the
scene he made when getting back to

the Inn, violently attacking both the

Halls and whatnot. So within this
current scene, it seems like hes
having trouble with whatever it is
hes working on again, and even
earlier when he was coming down
the stairs, his form was alternating
between being visible and invisible.
Whats the component of his
experimentation that makes his
ability possible?
14.

39

He took off his hat, and

with a violent gesture tore
at his whiskers and
bandages.

Ive noticed that along with the

strangers eyeglasses/goggles, his hat
is mentioned multiple times, as a
very defined and prominent feature
of his daily wardrobe. Hats are
obviously worn atop ones head, and
because for the longest time he tried
to hide his invisibility, the hat was
one more article of clothing used to
disguise and somewhat used to take
away from all his bandages and other
coverings. Because most of the
mentionings of the hat occur when
hes taking it off or when its laying
around his room or in the parlour, it
could symbolize that the hat has
nothing to hold or sit upon on
because of his invisibility.

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15.

40

Everyone seemed eager to

talk at once, and the result
was Babel.

Occurring right after the whole

shocking, and frightening reveal of
the strangers true nature, the
townsfolk are now all gathered at the
front of the Inn, and the scene that
follows reminds me of the church
scene in The Poisonwood Bible.
Both scenes involve large groups of
people speaking differently and all at
once, and the result of this in both
books is compared to The Tower of
Babel. Within The Poisonwood
Bible, their confusion stems from the
mixing of languages amongst the
Congolese although they trying at all
sing the same song, but in this scene,
everyones speaking english, just all
at once and about different things.

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44

Its just the regular thing.

This line caught my eye because of

the formality within it. It seems that
nowadays, regardless of where you
are in the world, when police make
any kind or arrest, or detainment,
they always use handcuffs.
Regardless of region, culture,
country, or continent, this is how the
local police force takes criminal, or
sometimes even suspects into
custody. Which is a really interesting
thing when you consider that the
diversity of people causes many
variations of the way something is
done. Except this, it seems, this
seems pretty consistent and uniform
wherever you go. However, what
happens after, is fair game.

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17.

46

(...) He got up hastily, and

hurried down the steepness
of the hill towards the
village, as fast as he could
go.

This Gibbons guy reminds me a lot

of me. Other than the fact that hes a
naturalist and enjoys being outdoors
such as myself, he has that killer
curiosity that drives him to do things
despite what the end result may be,
and sometimes, it can be pretty
uncertain. He knows nothing of the
Invisible mans violent tendencies
(pretty sure he just killed Jaffers),
and for that matter he knows nothing
of the Invisible Man at all, yet he
blindingly stumbles after him. I hate
to say it, but this is something I
would probably do. What can I say,
when my curiosity takes over,
theres little to be done, I just go
with it and cross my fingers all ends
up well for me.

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18.

48

Am I drunk? said mr.

Marvel. Have I had
visions?

I think its interesting that much like

how when people experience strange
supernatural things they assume it to
be the work of the devil or some
other kind of voodoo magic at work,
when they do experience something
that they cant explain, whether itd
be supernatural, they always assume
that the problem lies within
themselves first before arriving to
the conclusion that its the work of

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something beyond their control. It

seems that people who see, hear, or
feel weird things are quick to not
trust their eyes or themselves. Never
had I read, or saw an account of
someone experiencing a strange
phenomena, automatically assume it
was something supernatural and not
possibly a vision.
19.

53

For you have to do the job

Ive chosen for you.

I cant speak for this Mr. Marvel

man, but Im the type of person who
doesnt necessarily like being told
what to do (depending on what the
task exactly is) so the Invisible man
telling me that I just have to do the
job that hes chosen for me would
honestly deter me from the task at
hand even more. Id feel that it was
weird enough to be hand selected to
begin with, and to now be told that I
have no other choice than to go
along with this Invisible Mans plan?
A man that I just met and is trying to
explain things I dont understand
whatsoever? Uhm no, I wouldnt go
along with this for the reason of
simply not knowing enough.

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20.

55

About four oclock a

stranger entered the village
from the direction of the
downs.

The stranger whos just entered the

town is obviously Mr. Marvel, whos
probably come back to Iping for the
affairs concerning the Invisible Man.
In general, the whole way the
Invisible Man was able to convince
Mr. Marvel to help him out and
apparently now do the tasks reminds
me of the relationship that Huck and
Jim shared in Huckleberry Finn.
Although Huck and Jim had more of
a caring bond for each other, just as
the Invisible Man is able to talk into
and convince Mr. Marvel of his
plans, Huck was able to do the same
with Jim. Whether the ideas seem
ridiculous, or far too risky, both Jim
and Mr. Marvel end up going along
with whatever it is their partners in
crime want to do.

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57

Diary!

On this page, the word diary is

continually repeated. Mr. Cuss and
Mr. Bunting are in the parlour
pawing through the Invisible Mans
belongings, which consist of all his
chemicals, books, and journals. In
this case, the diary symbolizes
secrets, forbidden knowledge, and
hidden truths, which is exactly what
Im sure lies in these journals,
however, it was dumb for them to
think or expect that entering his
mysterious world of secrets via the
journals, would be that simple.
Opening it, they come to find its
written in code, hello! Did they really
think a man like that wouldnt have
other means of hiding his business
other than secluding himself?!

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22.

59

My nerves are all loose today. It quite made me

jump--the door opening like
that.

I can relate to Mr. Cuss in this

instant, for whenever something had
me really shaken up, I become the
jumpiest person ever. Situations
similar to this for me is usually when
I first come home, Ill hear a weird,
unnerving sound, and as expected it
puts me in an alarmed state, the
house will grow quiet again, and then
suddenly out of the blue, my dog
starts barking, which is super loud,
and of course it makes me jump
because Im still not over what
originally made me afraid in the first
place. So it makes complete sense to
me as to why the door suddenly
opening quickly would startle Mr.
Cuss.

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23.

61

(...) After presenting the

poker to the tip of the nose
of each of his visitors (...)

I feel like no matter where you are in

the world, even though youve
already been holed-up by your
captor(s) and theyre already
threateningly pointing weapons at
you, they all seem to feel the need to
physically touch you with it as to get
the point across to you what theyre
willing to do with that weapon, if you
were to get brave or smart. Ive seen
it in movies, and read it in books,

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criminals seem to do this to give

them the psychological advantage
even more so over who it is they
have trapped. And hopefully Im
never in a similar situation because if
a criminal were to do that to me, I
would take that as a bluff, and would
surely call them out on it.
24.

62

And a sniff, said Henfrey. Ok now, hold up; if the quiet threats,
harsh whispering, and the sounds of
furniture being thrown and slight
struggling werent enough to give
both Henfrey and Hall the clue to
what was going on inside the parlour
with Cuss and Bunting, then the
sound of that oh so distinct sniff
definitely should have. How could
that sound not ring a bell for them?
They heard it enough times, and they
knew he had been experiencing a
horrible cold. That sound should
have been the event that first made
their blood run cold, before
everything else that followed suit of
course.

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25.

65

They appear to have

jumped to the impossible
conclusion that this was the
Invisible Man suddenly
become visible (...)

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This case of mistaken identity

amongst a large group of people
reminds me of what happened to
Gatsby in The Great Gatsby. Both
cases (although one ends tragically)
involve people who are mistakenly
framed for anothers crimes. For poor
Gatsby (who didnt make it out as
well as Mr. Marvel here), he was
targeted on the behalf of people
thinking he was the one who had
killed another mans wife, although
he is partly to blame, as he willingly
accepted it. However, in Mr.
Marvels case, he doesnt necessarily
know who the townspeople are
taking him for, he just knows that
theyre chasing him because hes
taking from them, not that they think
hes the now visible Invisible Man.

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Quote

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26.

66

Wed better clear out

from here! Hes fighting
mad! Mad!

Although the Invisible Man hasnt

been around for the past week or
two, its clear that the townsfolk
were already worried about a
surprise appearance from him,
and it looks like they got it. He
was strange and mysterious; a lot
of things were unforgettable about
him, such as his sniffling that was
caused by his cold that never
seemed to terminate, but I think
what one of the most
unforgettable things about him
was his short fuse and animalistic
violent streak that he used
typically as a last resort to get
himself out of tight binds. He
inflicted a lot of damage to some
people, with many witnesses to
view it, they know what it looks
like.

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27.

69

I wish you wouldnt. I

wouldnt like to mess up
your plans you know.
But I might -- out of
sheer funk and misery.

Seems to me as though Mr.

Marvel wants out of his forced
partnership with the Invisible
Man. Which although seems
relatively fair since he was made
to help him in the first place. But
knowing how the Invisible Man
is, hes not going to let the man
he spent so much energy trying to
convince him to help, get away
that easily. If Mr. Marvel had
previously been exposed to the
Invisible Mans personality and
temperament, he may not even
have wasted his time trying to talk
his way out, or have joined him to
begin with. Hes way too feeble
to get anything from the Invisible
Man.

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28.

72

Theres a story, said

the mariner, fixing Mr.

I feel like this is a type of

conversation that would happen

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Marvel with an eye that

was firm and deliberate;
theres a story about an
Invisible Man, for
instance.

anywhere in the world that would

be quite similar to how this
played out. People everywhere
just have this tendency to play
this little cat-and-mouse game
when they clearly know
something that the other person
doesnt. Its kind of the
equivalence of a lion catching
then letting its prey go before it
kills it. Obviously the mariner has
read the newspaper reports - the
ones that surely describe Mr.
Marvel as the Invisible Man in
visible form, but is not letting on
his knowing to Mr. Marvel.

29.

75

The fact is, began Mr.

Marvel eagerly in a
confidential undertone.

Although I cant believe Mr.

Marvel was actually brave enough
to attempt telling the mariner
about what he really knows, I
cant say I blame him. Im the
type of person whod needs to tell
people things - even if its only
one person, I completely hate
keeping secrets on my chest, they
weigh me down. And also like
Mr. Marvel here, Im a horrible
liar. I can maybe get away with
one for a little awhile, but if
someone were to continually
press me, Id definitely cave.
With those two factors combined,
Id probably try my best to tell
someone too.

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30.

79

But those who saw the

fugitive nearer, and
perceived the abject
terror on his perspiring
face (...)

Well it seems like the Invisible

Man finally and completely
turned on poor Mr. Marvel. It was
only about time really, it was
easily predicted going on how
their previous conversations went.
Mr. Marvel just couldnt be the
perfect lackey that the Invisible
Man was looking for. I wonder
how it happened though. Did Mr.

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Marvel ask for another release or

was the Invisible Man so livid
about the conversation that went
down between Mr. Marvel and
the mariner about Mr. Marvel
trying to expose him that he just
went berserk on him which
caused Mr. Marvel to take off .
31.

82

Dont open the door,

he screamed. Please
dont open the door.
Where shall I hide?

Mr. Marvel has come running into

town fleeing an unseen force, and
when he gets to the constable, I
noticed he does what pretty much
anyone in his position would do,
he begs and begs for the
policemen inside to let him in.
And once hes inside he wants an
additional place to hide - which is
a natural response from anyone,
to want the protection of someone
who enforces the law and to want
to literally squeeze into the
smallest space available,
regardless if their pursuer is just
as able to get to them in their new
spot versus the old one.

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32.

84

Mr. Marvel, released,

suddenly dropped to the
ground and made an
attempt to crawl behind
the legs of the fighting
men.:

Oh Mr. Marvel, you spineless

shrimp. During the time at which
he could at least make an attempt
to help out the fighting men
protecting him, he chooses
instead to cower away in a corner.
Hes a strong, heavy-set guy, he
could probably do some damage
if he wanted to. I would have
stayed out of the main action for
the sake of not wanting to get in
the way, not because I was too
afraid to get in on the action. But
while Im not physically helping
out in hand to hand combat, Id at
least try to help subdue him while
Im standing around, or
something!

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33.

85

Wheres he gone?
cried the man with the
beard. Out?

I find it interesting enough to

point out that every time the
townspeople come close to
capturing the Invisible Man,
whether itd be in Iping or this
town, he always manages to avoid
capture at the very last moment.
And its not like theres only one
person attempting to restrain him
either, but a whole group of
people at once are running after
him and yet he still manages to
get away! How in the world is
that possible, he cant possibly be
that strong or fast, I mean, I
realize hes invisible, but still

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34.

88

Good Heavens! -Kemp! But Dr. Kemp

was no believer in
voices.

Ive noticed that whenever people

see or hear something strange especially when its at night, they
always assume it to be something
brought forth as the result of their
crazy imaginations. Nobody ever
assumes that is really is a force
beyond their ability to
comprehend or explain. I dont
know if its because of our fear
that it may be caused by
something we cant explain or if
by refusing to acknowledge such
a phenomenon we convince
ourselves that it doesnt exist.
That just seems to be our go to no
matter what - that its us and not
something else.

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35.

90

Dont you remember

me, Kemp? Griffin, of
University College?

What?? Well isnt this a game

changer. So obviously the
Invisible Man is in need of a new
source of help after his previous
accomplice didnt meet up to his
standards and was ultimately
became known as one who got
away. So now running upon this
Dr. Kemp guy, who he apparently
knows from University, is now

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requesting his services. The real

question is whether or whether
not Kemp will go along with his
plans and offer his help, and if
their partnership will last unlike
the last one. Maybe Kemp, being
and intelligent person, will shove
him on along despite their history.
36.

92

Anything. But this in

the insanest thing I ever
was in, in my life!

Oh Dr. Kemp, you should have

never complied to begin with, but
knowing the temper of the
Invisible Man, as far as safety
goes, its probably for the best,
although judging from what was
learned in Mr. Marvels case, the
deeper youre in, the harder it is
to dig yourself out. But I dont
completely blame Kemp, if a
friend came to me twenty years
from now invisible and in need of
my help, I cant say that Id turn
them away, despite the trouble
that may come to me from being
associated with such a wanted
character, Id definitely help them
out, just like Kemp is willing to.

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37.

93

This blessed gift of

smoking!

This line right here really reminds

me of The Great Gatsby just in
the way he really seems to enjoy
smoking as a form of relieving
stress. In The Great Gatsby, all
the characters smoked a great
deal, and it was often amidst the
most stressful situations and
events of the storyline. Within
both books, they dont really
seems to smoke for straight
pleasure and enjoyment but more
for a form of stress relief, a way
to take their minds off of their
current issues by occupying
themselves with something else.
In these books, smoking is a habit
that is triggered by events that

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arent exactly desirable.

38.

94

Cool and methodical -after the first collapse. i

must tell you. We will
work together!

Because they both are scientists,

they both have the same mindset
and approach to the way of
thinking things through, which in
hindsight, makes them rather
compatible as partners in any
situation. The Invisible Man
seems to think theyre a match
made in heaven given their past
together, and non-clashing
personalities, but I think that
theres definitely going to be a
strain on their relationship from
all of this chaos, mainly on
Kemps part, since hes the one
who will be taking on most of the
burdens created from the Invisible
Man.

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39.

96

I thought I gave you my Despite his belief that him and

word.
Dr. Kemp will make a great and
unstoppable team, the Invisible
Man seems a little hesitant to
totally and completely trust him.
And with so much to hide and run
from, who am I to blame him
after all hes been through.
Between escaping Iping not once
but twice, and having his first
accomplice go traitor on him,
Griffin has much to be wary
about. He has a lot to lose and has
yet to gain any true benefit from
the partnerships he created. If I
were him, Im not sure Id be
willing to branch out to anyone
again, or Id definitely keep to
myself for awhile.

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99

The things he may do!

And hes upstairs free as
the air. What on earth
ought I to do?

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It seems although Dr. Kemp has

finally wised up a bit and and
now realized that what he may be
getting himself into is little more
than he thought he could chew to

begin with. At least Dr. Kemp has

the advantage of truly knowing
what hes getting himself into,
unlike poor, unfortunate Mr.
Marvel, who didnt know what to
expect as far as his temperament
goes. I wonder if this new
knowledge will be enough to
drive Dr. Kemp away from him,
despite the consequences, or if his
fear of triggering the anger and
rage hes read about, will keep
him bound and highly
cooperative.
41.

101

I must understand a
little more about this
invisibility of yours.

What Ive noticed over the course

of the book, this that no one who
ultimately finds out what the
Invisible Man is, can ever leave
well enough alone despite
knowing how peckish he can be at
times. And in addition, the
Invisible Mans avoidance with
the topic often accompanies the
inquiries. Even the most common
average joe person is fascinated
by how his ability is possible,
regardless if they understand the
process or not. On the other hand,
the Invisible Man is quick to drop
the prodding as soon as it starts,
which leads me to think in order
to be the way he is, he may have
had to make some wrong
decisions.

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42.

107

I did not feel a bit sorry

for my father. He
seemed to me to be the
victim of his own foolish
sentimentality.

This line reminds me of

something Okonkwo would say
from Things Fall Apart .
Okonkwo despised his father for
his laziness and overall lack of
drive, and vowed to be nothing
like him. Much like the Invisible
Man, Okonkwo would never
dream of pitying his father, as
they both believe that their

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fathers weakness is what

ultimately brought them down in
the long run. Both didnt have a
problem with beating down their
fathers for personal benefit, as
they believe if their fathers had
been a stronger force, they would
have never gotten away with
attempting such a feat.
43.

108

It was all like a dream,

that visit to the old
places.

I dont know what it is about this

quote but it really reminds me of
The Great Gatsby. Its just the
way its written, mainly thinking
about the way Gatsby attempted
to repeat the past, and when he
finally did, a few time he noted on
the fact that it didnt quite feel
real to him. Within these
storylines, both characters have
changed so dramatically, that
revisiting past events or past
places dont quite seem real to
them. However, in Gatsbys case,
he refuses to believe everyone
else has moved on and changed,
whereas, in this case, its the
Invisible Man whos changed.

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44.

112

(...) and tried to think of

all the fantastic
advantages an invisible
man would have in the
world.

This must have been such a huge

milestone for him, an experience
unlike no other to convince him
that being invisible is better than
being visible. His first outing as
invisible allowed him to see first
hand through a new perspective
all of the downfalls associated
with being visible, especially
when hes attempting to or
thinking of stealing some money
in order to continue his funding
for his research. The advantages
he must have thought of must
have been large enough to see
being invisible permanently,
rather invisible.

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45.

113

I hurried out with my

What?! Mr. Marvel still has the

three books of notes, my books that he helped steal the
cheque-book -- the tramp Invisible Man?! Is he mad? Why on
earth would he keep the Invisible
has them now (...)
Mans books?! If I were Mr. Marvel,
I wouldve left those books outside
or something, somewhere very far
from me. What would possibly be
the motive for keeping the books,
obviously he wont understand what
it says or anything, so why keep
them? Is he hoping to experience
another encounter with the Invisible
Man, because in his last one, he
almost died, and something tells me
the Invisible Man won't be any easier
on him than the last time.

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46.

118

My head was already

I can only imagine the fun one

could have as an invisible entity.
All the things you could get away
with, never having to suffer any
consequences. Now, definitely
not as a permanent thing, as that
completely has its own set of
cons, but as an occasional thing to
sneakily accomplish things for
my own benefit, having that
ability is something I would want.
I could literally do anything I
wanted to and get away with it,
and unlike the Invisible Man, I
wouldnt make the mistake of
staying in a location for too long,
where people would be able to
link strange occurrences with my
appearance.

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I feel as though whenever

someone is trying to avoid
capture in any situation
anywhere, their first thought is
always to double back up on the
areas theyve already passed by.
Though I understand that the
Invisible Man kind of needs to in

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teeming with plans of all

the wild and wonderful
things I had now the
impunity to do.

47.

121

Twice I doubled round

corners, thrice I crossed
the road and came back
upon my tracks (...)

a situation like this, since hes

treading newly fallen snow, but
within stories, and cartoons and
such, the one being followed
always crosses through the path,
theyve already ran through in an
attempt to throw off their
pursuers. Given a situation where
their tracks cant be seen in snow,
to me, itd make sense to still be
sneaky, but to run somewhere
else.
48.

123

(...) I saw a mass of

black smoke streaming

above the roofs and
telephone wires. It was
my lodging burning (...)

49.

123

I had no refuge, no
appliances, no human
being in the world in
whom I could confide.

Something common that goes

along with mass hysteria and
rioting is often the starting of
fires, especially if its directed at
whatever it is that the rioters are
after. To me this scene, this
moment seems like something out
of a monster movie, the
townspeople go after the village
monster and consequently burn
its dwelling as an attempt to rid
it from their area. In situations
like this, people get carried away
easily, one thing leads to another,
and before you know it, in their
crazed fear, people begin hurting
each other without at all intending
too.

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The way the Invisible Man really

emphasizes being deprived of
human companionship due to his
invisibility and his wanted man
status, it really reminds me of The
Great Gatsby only because
Gatsby himself seems to be a
rather lonely character. One one
understands Gatsby because half
of him remains in the past; not
even Nick, who was the first and
only person he was able to form a
connection with, could
understand Gatsbys complexities

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and motives for doing the things

he did for the sake of obtaining
what he believed to be true
happiness. The Invisible man is
similar in the same aspect, hes
bound for a life of people
misunderstanding his intentions.
50.

174

Full of secrets, he
says, Wonderful
secrets!

Again, the way Dr. Kemp says

this line makes me think of The
Great Gatsby. Only because
Gatsby, as it turns out in the end,
happened to be full of some
wonderful secrets himself. And
just as nobody but Kemp knew all
of the Invisible Mans secrets,
Nick would be the only one to
truly say that he knew all of
Gatsbys secrets that he carried to
the grave. The only difference
being that while the majority of
the Invisible Mans secrets were
widely dispersed, while again,
only Nick knew all of Gatsbys
secrets, and he was ultimately
drowned in his death by the
rumors that circulated him.

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