Question

what drawbacks did griffin face with his invisibility ?

Answer 1

Griffin was extremely excited about turning invisible as he thought it would make him a ?very powerful man?. However, the ground reality proved to be diametrically opposite. When he reached Drury Lane, he neither had any shelter nor covering. But he could not afford to wear clothes as it would have led to loss of invisibility. He_ couldn't eat in public as filling himself with unassimilated matter would have made him grotesquely visible. On the top of it, eating with an invisible mouth was also not possible as it would have raised many eyebrows. 

He couldn't go out during snowfall as the ?akes would settle on him and expose him. Even rain would give a water-outline making him look like a huge bubble. Similarly, fog would make him look like a fainter bubble. Even the dust that settled on his body would threaten his invisibility, as its layer would give him an outline. He had to keep away from crowds as there was always a fear of being wedged, squeezed or trodden by the mob. Acutely troubled by these problems, Griffin had to find some way to give himself the looks of a visible man. He knew that a fake appearance with the help of arti?cial nose, masks and wigs would resolve the problems caused by invisibility. He expected to find a solution to his problems in the costume shop where the right type of accessories could give him a grotesque but a credible appearance. Also, he would then be able to wear clothes to keep himself warm. He would also be relieved of the fear of attracting attention for his invisibility.