Meet the Cast
The Invisible Man (a.k.a. Griffin, the Stranger)
The Invisible Man in the MirrorThe Invisible Man is everything we don't like about ourselves (minus visibility, plus science). Now, we don't mean to say that Griffin is a blank canvas for us to pro...
Dr. Kemp
We Need a HeroIf Kemp is the hero of this book, then we are in serious trouble. Sure, there are some things that are heroic about him. For example, he's smart and quick to action. After Griffin esc...
Thomas Marvel
Marvel is kind of like the Invisible Man's sidekick. Except he's terrible at it. He abandons the IM and still, he gets pretty nicely rewarded. That's kind of an odd moral.Marvel is something of a s...
Minor Characters in Iping Village
Mr. and Mrs. HallThe Halls are a typical family who don't know that they're in a science fiction story. Mr. Hall drinks and Mrs. Hall nags him about drinking. Mr. Hall isn't so quick (he has a "hea...
Minor Characters in London
The Old Jewish Landlord and the Old Woman with the CatIn some ways, what happens in The Invisible Man is all these people's fault. If the old woman didn't think Griffin was experimenting on her cat...
Minor Characters in Burdock
Colonel AdyeAdye is the chief of police for Burdock, so he's in charge of organizing the fight against the Invisible Man. When Kemp suggests to put ground glass on the roads, Adye momentarily objec...