Power- Week 3

The invisible man was being discharged from the factory hospital, and he repeatedly asked the doctor if he knew Mr. Norton or Dr. Bledsoe. Most likely he assumed that people who have power would be recognized nationwide, which is clearly not the case. Yes these two men carry a lot of influence, but the invisible man realizes that having power is insignificant on the grand scale. As the narrator leaves the the hospital, he wandered down the street observing the buildings, contemplating. He then proclaims, “I was no longer afraid. Not of important men, not of trustees and such; for knowing now that there was nothing which I could expect from them, there was no reason to be afraid.” Essentially, he realized that all of the men claiming to have “power” have not benefited him, they only seem to knock him down. He now sees that the trustees and important men use their power selfishly and for their own personal gain. Understanding this reality, the invisible man deems power to be overrated, unless it is used to service humanity.