Over here, I've added two links below which you can look through.
1. http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/hgwells.htm
- this link is the Biography of HG Wells and it tells of his works.
2.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invisible_Man
- this link also has a little bit of HG Wells biography
- this link goes more deep into each and every characters in the book
- this link also tells about its films being played
3.http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/5230
- this link is a link that links to the story of the book i'm reading
Monday, 5 May 2008
Book Review
The book that i've read for this assingnment is titled "The Invisible Man". This book is written by an author named H. G Wells. This book first started out with an unnamed man walking around Iping finding for an inn to sleep in. Then later on, as the story goes, the invisible man finally revealed himself to his long lost pal, Dr. Kemp.
Before he met Dr. Kemp, he went through a lot of troubles. He was always running away from all the things that he did. He would always find person to cover all his doings and would always be clinging onto several different people. All these while, he had been sleeping from places to places such as the inn, the department store, and Dr. Kemp's home. In the story, he murdered people and robbed people. The only job he did as an invisible man was to rob strangers from the streets.
One incident that really terrified me was that he even killed his own father to get money. That was definitely an outrageous act. I wouldn't do that to just get money. His actions were really cruel. At the end of the story, the inivisible man reavealed himself to his long lost pal, Dr. Kemp. This invisible man name was Griffin. They used to be friends back during the school days. Griffin told everything that he had been doing and told him a plan that he was going to do to get back his books. His plan was to kill Mr. Marvel. Dr. Kemp disagreed with the idea and told Mr. Marvel himself immediately. Sadly, Griffin's plan failed and he was caught.
This story really taught me to not be selfish in life. We may face certain problems in life but we have to face it ourselves. It also taught me to not find a person when we need to, it's a very sad thing to do.
Before he met Dr. Kemp, he went through a lot of troubles. He was always running away from all the things that he did. He would always find person to cover all his doings and would always be clinging onto several different people. All these while, he had been sleeping from places to places such as the inn, the department store, and Dr. Kemp's home. In the story, he murdered people and robbed people. The only job he did as an invisible man was to rob strangers from the streets.
One incident that really terrified me was that he even killed his own father to get money. That was definitely an outrageous act. I wouldn't do that to just get money. His actions were really cruel. At the end of the story, the inivisible man reavealed himself to his long lost pal, Dr. Kemp. This invisible man name was Griffin. They used to be friends back during the school days. Griffin told everything that he had been doing and told him a plan that he was going to do to get back his books. His plan was to kill Mr. Marvel. Dr. Kemp disagreed with the idea and told Mr. Marvel himself immediately. Sadly, Griffin's plan failed and he was caught.
This story really taught me to not be selfish in life. We may face certain problems in life but we have to face it ourselves. It also taught me to not find a person when we need to, it's a very sad thing to do.
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
Interview
Ladies and Gentlemen, a very good evening to all of you. Today at our show, we are very gald to have with us two of the characters from the book titled "The Invisible Man" authored by H. G. Wells. Please Welcome, Mr. Griffin and Dr. Kemp! (Applause)
Interviewer: Good Evening Mr. Griffin! We're glad to have you with us today at our talk show.
Dr. Kemp: Oh yes, yes, of course! We're very pleased to be here also.
Mr. Griffin: Oh yes, sure! Thank you too.
Interviewer: Now, let's start with Mr. Griffin. After reading through your story, i kind of wonder. How was it like being an invisible man? Was it tough?
Mr Griffin: Definitely! It was so tough that noone could imagine how i felt being an invisible man. Being invisible man needs to have a lot of courage. Everything you do would be watched by everyone. You have to be really careful. Expecially when i went around stealing money from strangers. If they see the money flying they'll be wondering what was that!
Interviewer: That would be scary i guessed! Well, have you ever thought of not becoming an invisible man then?
Mr. Griffin: Yes, of course! I ever though that being an invisible man was a terrible thing to be. I ever thought of changing back to my original state. But sadly, I don't have the drug or whatsoever to change myself back to the way I used to be. However, if i recall those days, I'd rather be an invisible man then an ordinary man. Why? Because i now love the job of stealing money from strangers. Then i can be rich! I can be the richest man in the world.
Interviewer: So you rather be rich and being an invisible man than be rich and but as a normal man? Wow. That's wierd Anyway, let's go on to our next question. Why did you want to kill people. That's illegal and you knew it was.
Mr. Griffin: Haha ! I've already said earlier, i'm and invisible man. There's nothing I can do. That's the only thing I can do. With my state being, i can't do anything except steal, and kill.
Interviewer: Well, do you believe in anything called God then?
Mr. Griffin: WHAT? Did i just heard you said God? There's no such thing as God here. God is nothing. Everyone can be God. Now I'm te God. You can't see me but you know i'm here. I can control everything and noone will see. That is how God works right?
Interviewer: In the story, you said that you needed to get the book, the three books. What three books was that?
Mr. Griffin: Those three books were books of life to me. I used to be a scientist. I work with numbers and my science apparatus. Those three books were my instruction book. Inside, it tells me orders of how i should do things. Those three books had my words and my writings inside. Only people who understand the math language will understand it.
Interviewer: Seems pretty hard to understand for me. Do you like your landlady Mrs. Halls? Is she nice?
Mr. Griffin: Yes, she is nice. She is a nice lady. I was so shock when she was so nice to me even though i was not quite nice to her. She would still offer me drinks and everything. Well, I guess that was her job as a landlady.
Interviewer: Did Mrs. Halls suspected that something was wrong with you sine your dressing was wierd?
Mr. Griffin: Oh yes she did. When i first came in, she suspected that something was wrong because of my dressing. However, she was brave enough to actually ask me whether i could take off my bandages and i firmly said no. That was a mean way to react i say. But, what else can i do?
Interviewer: Now, not forgetting Dr. Kemp, let's talk to Dr. Kemp. I'm aware that you used to be friends before with Mr. Griffin? What was your reaction when you met him few years later.
Dr. Kemp: Oh, yes. We were friends back then. We went to school together. But since the day he was working on his experiments, he was gone. I didn't know where he went and we didn't have any contact at all. Now that i saw him wounded in my house, I was very shocked. I didn't know what to do or what happened to him. Then after talking to him, he finally revealed himself that he was invisible that he was invisible.
Interviewer: Wow! That must be shocking huh? What did you think changed in him?
Dr. Kemp: Well, as a friend, i'll be very honest. Forgive me if i say something that's hurtful to hear.
Mr. Griffin: Oh, it's okay. Please be, because i would like to know.
Dr. Kemp: Okay then. When i met him, i was so sad. I was dissapointed in him. Now that he's invisible, he changed. Something was missing in him. I felt like there was a hole inside his soul. He didn't know what to do or where to go. It was like he doesn't have a heart to follow.
Interviewer: Oh my goodness! That must be really sad. Now that you've said that Dr. Kemp, do you think that it would allow Mr. Griffin to change to be a better person?
Dr. Kemp: I'm not sure about that. As a long lost friend, I really hope to see a change in him. But i can't say for sure that he would change because it's still his own thinking. You can't force someone to do things they don't wanna do.
Interviewer: Alright! Thank you both for your time. I really enjoyed the interview with both of you. Thank you. May your friendship goes back like it used to.
Dr. Kemp, Mr. Griffin: Oh of course. Thank you.
Interviewer: Good Evening Mr. Griffin! We're glad to have you with us today at our talk show.
Dr. Kemp: Oh yes, yes, of course! We're very pleased to be here also.
Mr. Griffin: Oh yes, sure! Thank you too.
Interviewer: Now, let's start with Mr. Griffin. After reading through your story, i kind of wonder. How was it like being an invisible man? Was it tough?
Mr Griffin: Definitely! It was so tough that noone could imagine how i felt being an invisible man. Being invisible man needs to have a lot of courage. Everything you do would be watched by everyone. You have to be really careful. Expecially when i went around stealing money from strangers. If they see the money flying they'll be wondering what was that!
Interviewer: That would be scary i guessed! Well, have you ever thought of not becoming an invisible man then?
Mr. Griffin: Yes, of course! I ever though that being an invisible man was a terrible thing to be. I ever thought of changing back to my original state. But sadly, I don't have the drug or whatsoever to change myself back to the way I used to be. However, if i recall those days, I'd rather be an invisible man then an ordinary man. Why? Because i now love the job of stealing money from strangers. Then i can be rich! I can be the richest man in the world.
Interviewer: So you rather be rich and being an invisible man than be rich and but as a normal man? Wow. That's wierd Anyway, let's go on to our next question. Why did you want to kill people. That's illegal and you knew it was.
Mr. Griffin: Haha ! I've already said earlier, i'm and invisible man. There's nothing I can do. That's the only thing I can do. With my state being, i can't do anything except steal, and kill.
Interviewer: Well, do you believe in anything called God then?
Mr. Griffin: WHAT? Did i just heard you said God? There's no such thing as God here. God is nothing. Everyone can be God. Now I'm te God. You can't see me but you know i'm here. I can control everything and noone will see. That is how God works right?
Interviewer: In the story, you said that you needed to get the book, the three books. What three books was that?
Mr. Griffin: Those three books were books of life to me. I used to be a scientist. I work with numbers and my science apparatus. Those three books were my instruction book. Inside, it tells me orders of how i should do things. Those three books had my words and my writings inside. Only people who understand the math language will understand it.
Interviewer: Seems pretty hard to understand for me. Do you like your landlady Mrs. Halls? Is she nice?
Mr. Griffin: Yes, she is nice. She is a nice lady. I was so shock when she was so nice to me even though i was not quite nice to her. She would still offer me drinks and everything. Well, I guess that was her job as a landlady.
Interviewer: Did Mrs. Halls suspected that something was wrong with you sine your dressing was wierd?
Mr. Griffin: Oh yes she did. When i first came in, she suspected that something was wrong because of my dressing. However, she was brave enough to actually ask me whether i could take off my bandages and i firmly said no. That was a mean way to react i say. But, what else can i do?
Interviewer: Now, not forgetting Dr. Kemp, let's talk to Dr. Kemp. I'm aware that you used to be friends before with Mr. Griffin? What was your reaction when you met him few years later.
Dr. Kemp: Oh, yes. We were friends back then. We went to school together. But since the day he was working on his experiments, he was gone. I didn't know where he went and we didn't have any contact at all. Now that i saw him wounded in my house, I was very shocked. I didn't know what to do or what happened to him. Then after talking to him, he finally revealed himself that he was invisible that he was invisible.
Interviewer: Wow! That must be shocking huh? What did you think changed in him?
Dr. Kemp: Well, as a friend, i'll be very honest. Forgive me if i say something that's hurtful to hear.
Mr. Griffin: Oh, it's okay. Please be, because i would like to know.
Dr. Kemp: Okay then. When i met him, i was so sad. I was dissapointed in him. Now that he's invisible, he changed. Something was missing in him. I felt like there was a hole inside his soul. He didn't know what to do or where to go. It was like he doesn't have a heart to follow.
Interviewer: Oh my goodness! That must be really sad. Now that you've said that Dr. Kemp, do you think that it would allow Mr. Griffin to change to be a better person?
Dr. Kemp: I'm not sure about that. As a long lost friend, I really hope to see a change in him. But i can't say for sure that he would change because it's still his own thinking. You can't force someone to do things they don't wanna do.
Interviewer: Alright! Thank you both for your time. I really enjoyed the interview with both of you. Thank you. May your friendship goes back like it used to.
Dr. Kemp, Mr. Griffin: Oh of course. Thank you.
The Hunter Hunted
Mr. Helas, a nextdoor neighbor of Dr. Kemp didn't believe a singl thing about the invisible man. He said that everyone was crazy. But his wife believed that the invisible man was real. Mr. Heelas tried all ways to prove that he was right. But still, he couldn't prove to his wife that he was. He himself felt that the invisible man thing wa making sense, especially in Dr. Kemp's house. To come to a conclusion, Griffin was was caught red-handed.
The Siege's of Kemp's House
Griffin was still playing the game of killing people. Griffin then writes a letter to Kemp telling Kemp that all the lodging he had and all the food he had eaten was to trick him into believing in him so that his plans won't fail. Kemp realised he was fooled all along. Adye told Kemp that Kemp's servant was killed. GRffin threatened Adye to openned the door but he refused. In the end, Griffin killed Adye.
The Wicksteed Murder
Griffin seemed to have ran out of Kemp's house in a hurry. As he walked out of Kemp's gate, he throws a child and broke her ankle. Noone knew where he was heading to next or what his next move was. Everyone conjectured that he was going to Port Burdock to hide himself from all the bad things he had done for the past few days. Just nearby, he entered into an estate. There was a man already lying flat on the ground, dead, near a pole. Dr. Kemp didn't think that it was wierd. Kemp thought that the man might have seen the pole moving and he followed it and was killed by Griffin.
The Hunting of the Invisible Man
Dr. Kemp was talking to Adye, telling Adye how crazy and how terribly insane he is. Dr. Kemp told Adye that they have to come up with a plan to catch Griffin. Dr. Kemp told everything he knew about Griffin and his plan to Adye. Dr. Kemp told Adye that Griffin's main point was getting those books.
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