Question about the Invisible Man by H.G wells?
Quote---- GRIFFIN: It's horrible enough, but I shall tell you the whole story. First, though, you must get me some food, and light the fire. I'm tired, I'm hungry, and I'm cold.
Yes, yes, I shall tell you the whole story. But you must promise not to tell a soul. You will make a bargain with me, Dr. Kemp.Do not forget for an instant that though you cannot see me, I can see you all the time.
One false move--one sign of giving warning to anyone--and you are as good as dead. There, I see by your face you understand. Now: get me some food.
I must eat. Then, I shall tell you my story. You shall hear me out.
Yes, Dr. Kemp, you shall hear me out to the bitter end. You may remember that at the College I was much interested in the problems of light.As an albino, I suppose, I was naturally attracted to the subject of pigments. I began to do some experiments in changing the color of various substances.
Finally, quite by accident, I hit on a method of rendering any inert object--a piece of wood, a bit of meat, even a lump of coal--absolutely as colorless, as transparent as water. Suddenly I had a brilliant idea: if I could transform inert matter, why not a living animal? A human being?
In short--why not make myself invisible? I worked at it for years--and at last I succeeded. I will not bore you with the details of my experiments.
I am too tired, and besides, they are all written down in my notebooks, and you shall read them. I was forced to leave those precious notebooks behind in Iping, when I made my escape; but with your help, I shall recover them. Pause.
I have had many adventures as an invisible man ... but it is not going as I had planned. I am invisible only when I am undressed; with clothes on, I can be seen as easily as you. Do you know what it is like to run through the streets and fields on a night like this, without a stitch on one's back?
I may die of cold. Ah yes, you nod your head. I had not thought the thing through, I confess.
While I was still experimenting, I saw only the advantages of the thing. But there are disadvantages, I can tell you. I cannot rest until I am sure that no one will discover me.
I cannot eat unless I am alone, for I would be found out by the spoon floating in mid-air.In short, I am confounded at every turn. Dogs nip at me; they pick up my scent, even if they don't see me. There is no end of trouble.
That is why this is such a stroke of luck, my running into you. Just think, man. I need an accomplice.
With you in on my secret, I can take refuge in your house. I can sleep in your bed, eat at your table, warm myself by your fire, and none will be the wiser. I made a huge mistake, Kemp, in trying to carry the thing through alone.
Alone, there is so little I can do. But with a confederate, a thousand things are possible! -----/Quote----- http://www.monologuearchive.com/w/wells_001.html This is a monologue where GRIFFIN talks about being isolated and how he enjoys being isolated.
And he does not want more people to know about his whereabouts and how he wants to stay isolated. (^_^)V.
In my opinion, this is a terrible book, but not because of bad writing, but because of a boring plot. However, that is not why I am writing this. I had to read this book for my LA class and of course, I was not happy.
The book begins in a small village where the stranger (invisible man) appears in a local inn. The people are all like wtf, who is this guy. He is covered from head to toe in clothing (because he is invisible).
He carries out experiments in his room. He later reveals that he is invisible to the people in the inn, then he flees. He meets a tramp, Thomas Marvel, and forces him to become his assisstant (He broke one of Marvel's feet with a rock, so Marvel agreed to be his assisstant- lol) Griffin (the invisible man's real name) flees to Dr. Kemps home.
Kemp studied w/ Griffin at a university. Kemp thinks Griffin is insane and is going to turn him in to the police. Griffin gets angry and threatens to kill Kemp.
Kemp runs to the village and Griffin chases him. A mob jumps the invisible man and kills him. This was a very vague description of the plot.
For a more in depth summary, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invisible_Man.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.