| The Invisible Man is a mysterious figure that has discovered an amazing ability: Invisibility. The story isn't written out in straight prose but one is made to uncover the mystery slowly. The story starts off in the setting of a small town near the coast where the Invisible Man is not accepted due to his absurd covering of all parts of his body. As the inn-keepers and neighbours find out that there's something absurd in his actions, they begin to interfere with his experiments that he has been working on to return himself to his original form.
The rest of the story follows his attempt at escaping his situation only to be hampered by the constant search for him by villagers. In effect, one is made is see how society can disregard people who are different. After coming to the house of his friend, he is betrayed and made to turn into the authorities. Following the realization of his loneliness, the Invisible Man turns his anger out to become a mass murderer only to be caught and killed. The plot expels people's most common beliefs of strangers and the fear that 19th century Europe had of things outside the norm. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - depressing/sad FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story Magical Beings/Mental/Magical/Powers Yes magical powers: Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Descript. of chases or violence - 20 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 50 % Main Character Identity: - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Really unusual traits? Main Adversary Identity: - society Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book. How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting Earth setting: - 19th century Takes place on Earth? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths scientific jargon? (SF only) - the book is simply packed with technical jargon How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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