In The Invisible Man, I guess I’m not sure what I was expecting, but it is a very depressing story. Of course, it makes sense that the story isn't happy, however I guess I thought there would be some inkling of a hero within the narrator, and he seems to just be in a lull of unhappiness. He himself doesn't really know what to do. I see now why Mrs. Disher had us watch the introductory videos to this book, because it helps put a visual to what is going on. One of the more difficult things to grasp is the narrator’s opinion of his grandpa. In chapter one, the narrator says “I could never be sure of what he meant… And whenever things went well for me I remembered my grandfather and felt guilty and uncomfortable” (16). The narrator seems to respect his grandpa, but there is emotional baggage and almost fear on some level of his grandpa, seen again in chapter two when the narrator is talking about looking at a photo of his grandpa. He says, “It was a face that fascinated me. The eyes seemed to follow everywhere I went… I awoke the the old man’s [his grandfather] laughter ringing in my ears” (33). His dream had been about going to the circus with his grandpa. It will be interesting to see how the narrator characterizes his relationship with his grandfather further, and see if that gets paralleled in any other relationships through the book,The Invisible Man.
