The Invisible Man Science Quotes Page 1
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| Quote #1 "I should explain," he added, "what I was really too cold and fatigued to do before, that I am an experimental investigator." |
Mrs. Hall doesn't really understand the science that the Invisible Man is doing, but she's still impressed by it. In The Invisible Man, non-scientists are sometimes suspicious of scientists and sometimes impressed by them. Where do you see this difference?
| Quote #2 There were a couple of trunks indeed, such as a rational man might need, but in addition there were a box of books—big, fat books, of which some were just in an incomprehensible handwriting—and a dozen or more crates, boxes, and cases, containing objects packed in straw, as it seemed to Hall, tugging with a casual curiosity at the straw—glass bottles. (3.1) |
The scientists in this book tend to have a bunch of stuff for science – microscopes and science journals and bottles (see 3.9, 15.1). We like this quote because it reminds us of the material aspect of science; it's not just about thinking, it actually involves experimenting on stuff.
| Quote #3 Cuss, the general practitioner, was devoured by curiosity. The bandages excited his professional interest, the report of the thousand and one bottles aroused his jealous regard. (4.9) |
Here's yet another type of reaction to science: professional jealousy. Cuss is a "general practitioner," so he's the village doctor. Still, he's not a researcher like Griffin (and possibly not as educated as Griffin or Kemp), and so he holds a "jealous regard" for all the equipment Griffin has. Through these characters, Iping is showing us a pretty wide range of responses to scientific research.
