Thursday, October 8, 2009

The Invisible Man Review

"And that invisible man, Kemp, must now establish a reign of terror." said the Invisible Man. The Invisible Man dreams of a reign of terror, a world that he can control. He realizes the many things that can be accomplished by a man who cannot be seen. H. G. Wells's The Invisible Man confused me with the old timey slang and scientific terms.

The theme of the book The Invisible Man is that greed is bad. The Invisible Man shows greed and hatred towards people and is very rude. In one case of this, the Invisible Man demands many things from Mrs. Hall. In another incident, the Invisible Man demands that a homeless man help him with carrying out his plans. He expects many favors from many people, but the people are tired of being forced to perform tasks for an unseen person. The tone of the book ties in well with the theme because the tone also makes the reader feel sorry for the Invisible Man. That is, until the reader hears of the Invisible Man's intentions.

The main character of this story, who is called by many names, is the Invisible Man. He is also known as the Stranger and Griffin. The Invisible Man has an aggressive personality and gets irritated very easily at people who don't cooperate with him. At the beginning of the book, the Invisible Man was irritated with Mrs. Hall because she continually interrupted his work. Though the Invisible Man frequently asked Mrs. Hall to leave him alone and at least knock before coming in his room. But Mrs. Hall refuses, and this angers the Invisible Man. All of the other characters in the story seem to be against the Invisible Man and his evil plot.

The setting of the book is in the late 1800s, which explains the jargon used throughout the story. It takes place in England, and the Invisible Man changes location many times throughout the story. But the story stays in England the entire time.

The story The Invisible Man captivates the reader with many vivid words that tease the imagination with the impossible. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading books with old English jargon.

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