Book Critique

The book The Invisible Man is a wonderful book with many insights on what it would really be like to be invisible. The ethical issues addressed in it are amazingly presented. My view on ethics has been affected through the wonderful ideas in this book. God has not let humans do certain things, so we should not use perusing knowledge just for the sake of knowledge or selfish gain to become our aim in life.
H. G. Wells wrote this book to prove a point. His point, I think, was that we put ourselves in difficult situations sometimes to exalt ourselves. If we do become in a bind like that we should stop trying to be at the top. But we should not get in a situation like that anyway. If we examine our motives in the first place our lives would be a lot more useful and less desperate.
For example, in the book the invisible man said, "I robbed the old man—robbed my father. The money was not his, and he shot himself." Griffin was so into the pursuit of knowledge for the sake of knowledge and selfish gain that it took the place of innocent life. If he had not been so intent on getting the knowledge then everything would have been fine.
This can be applied to our lives in many ways. One thing that involves ethical issues like this is abortion. Should man be allowed to kill babies that have not been born yet? According to H. G. Wells, most likely not. If a person makes almost any decision based on their own personal gain, they are not right in doing so. This H. G. Wells book did not really involve any religious issues.
The style of this book is one that makes you think. There is a little humour, but it is minimal at best. If I could describe this book in one word, that word would be serious. People were killed, ethical issues were addressed, and people were called insane. That is not supposed to be funny. If this book were written in a different style, the message would not have been communicated well. I think that H. G. Wells is one of the best authors of all time.