The Invisible Man: Man's Tendency To Become Moral Or Immoral
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In The Invisible Man, H.G. Wells both demonstrates and criticizes
man's tendency to become moral or immoral with the acquirement of power.
Like many books of the same era, he uses science as the instrument of
retribution for the social crimes that have been committed.
Through invisibility, the In ....
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.... The Invisible Man's nemesis, Kemp, brings up
the immorality by saying, "But-! I say! The common conventions of
humanity." The Invisible Man just reinforces his arrogance by rebutting
with, "Are all very well for common people." He believes there is nothing
wrong with doing anything for his own survival since he is superior. He
also brings the situation one step further with his reign of terror, which
he describes as, "Not wanton killing, but a judicious slaying." He now
wants to have compl ....
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