Genre
Science Fiction
Setting and Context
1800's England
Narrator and Point of View
Told from a third-person point of view
Tone and Mood
Comedic, Tragic, Hopeless, Violent, Solemn, and Energetic
Protagonist and Antagonist
Griffin (Protagonist) vs. Griffin (Antagonist)
Major Conflict
Griffin's struggle to live with his situation
Climax
When Griffin goes to Kemp's house to make an example of him
Foreshadowing
Griffin's death is foreshadowed throughout the book.
Understatement
The sheer physical effect Griffin's transformation has on his body is often understated.
Allusions
Popular culture of the time, religion, Dracula, and Frankenstein, the Bible, history (primarily of England), and geography of England.
Imagery
As things get more and more uncertain for Griffin and the town around him, dark imagery becomes more prevalent.
Paradox
Griffin is supposedly invisible, yet he can still see (he would be blind if the science were accurate).
Parallelism
N/A
Metonymy and Synecdoche
Griffin = the invisible man
Personification
Griffin's notebooks are personified throughout the book.
