Jan 5, 2010

Invisible Man | Suggested Essay Topics

Prologue
1. What does the reader know about the narrator solely on the basis of the Prologue? Take this opportunity to play detective, and explain both what he reveals about himself explicitly and what inferences can be drawn, justifying your findings as you go along.

2. Focus on the fantasy section of the Prologue. What’s going on there? The narrator imagines a series of scenes beginning with a sermon. What themes does it reveal?

Chapter 1
1. Why might the adults present at grandfather’s deathbed have reacted the way...