Question

What were the difficulties faced by griffin to achieve his dream of invisibility

Answer 1

It wasnt as expected by Griffin being invisible. At first it was hard for him even to walk, for he could not see his legs. Even though people could not see him, dogs were attracted to him. He could not walk in crowds, for he would be felt. It was really hard for him in every season other than summer. In rain and snow, it would make an outline of him and it was very difficult to remain naked in cold weather.

Answer 2

Light fascinated Griffin and he dropped medicine to pursue physics. He worked like a slave. After six months of hard labour, he found a general principle of pigments and refraction and deduced a formula. He researched and concluded that to make something invisible in air, its refractive index must be lowered so as to equate with that of air. He also knew that humans were also transparent theoretically. After six years of toil, and with ideas in his mind, he went to London. He hid his experiments from everyone, including his professor. For three more years, he fought with exasperation and realised that he was out of money. At this point he robbed his father which led to his death. His secret nature made people suspicious. Finally, at Great Portland Street, he had to carry out the experiment in haste.