Power- Week 5

After the Invisible Man visited Hambro for advice, he left in a “worse state than that in which [he’d] come.” He finally realized the full extent of the Brotherhood’s insanity. Once again, he was left feeling betrayed as if he were a fool. He thought that the Brotherhood was the exception to society, and that “they felt that color made no difference.” But really, they were just concerned with themselves and the power that they could get their hands on. The Invisible man now sees Jack, Norton, and Emerson “merge into one single white figure...each attempting to force his picture of reality upon [him] and neither giving a hoot in hell for how things looked to [him].” Each of them were hungry for power and were willing to screw over anyone who got in their ways. Unfortunately, the Invisible Man was collateral damage- partly because he was invisible and none of them actually saw his worth. To them the Invisible Man “was simply a material, a natural resource to be used.” They are blinded by their ambition and do not see the absurdity of their actions. In reality, the Brotherhood is no better than Bledsoe or Norton or Emerson because they all were out for one thing- power. But through all of these failed experiences, the Invisible Man discovers that his invisibility can be used to his advantage, and it can become his greatest power.