The Invisible Man Literary Analysis

The definition of a classic as an adjective is “of the first or highest quality, class, or rank” (Classic), so how can this definition translate in the definition of a classic novel? Classic novels are books praised as books of very high quality. It can also be argued that classics usually influence society with an alternate viewpoint. Taking this into account, classic novels are seen with high regard, but what if some of these are wrongly titled as classics? Yes, there is a chance of a book needing to be reclassified, which could be believed of The Invisible Man. The Invisible Man is titled a classic, but what is the problem it addresses throughout the book? There isn’t a glaring problem that was being addressed that would impact society

The reader is thrown into the book starting with a stranger coming into town and demanding room and board very rudely. He is wrapped up from head to toe, and this man has a very quick temper. The story progresses with a repetition of fights with the owner of the inn and various towns people, until a fight breaks out and the town finds out he is invisible. The man flees and recruites Marvel. Marvel rebels against the Invisible Man in the next town, and a scuffle breaks out ending with the Invisible Man getting shot. He finds refuge in Kemps, a doctor, house with whom we went to college with. The reader then learns the backstory of the Invisible Man as he tells Kemp how he became invisible. With this, the Invisible Man tells Kemp of the crimes he has committed while invisible, so Kemp gets the police involved. The Invisible Man goes on a rampage, killing a man, until a mob catches him and he is beaten to death. The story ends there with the Invisible Man reappearing after

It was in third person and told the story as if written by a reporter. An example of this writing is, “[t]his stranger, to the perceptions of the proprietor of the coconut shy, appeared to be talking to himself, and Mr Huxter remarked the same thing” (Wells 50). This shows the writing style, and it has to omit information because no person saw the Invisible Man at some points in time. Furthermore, you don’t get to see what the invisible Man’s motivations are until he tells Kemp his story, which is about a third into the book. The writing puts a limit on the information given to the reader, which makes it hard to become attached to the