Everyone who comes in contact with Griffin suffers. Attempt a character sketch of Griffin in the light of this remark

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Griffin had the tendency to hurt everyone in his path. He was selfish and self-absorbed, always thinking about himself and never about others. For example, In his scientific pursuit, he robs his own father, which in the end costs him dearly when the father kills himself. He made Mrs. Hall suffer by not paying the rent and by destroying items in the inn. He stripped Dr. Cuss and the vicar of their clothes, not to mention he also stole from the vicar. He personally abused Mr. Marvel and almost used him like a slave and had a personal vendetta against Mr. Kemp. He is nothing short of a megalomaniac, believing that his invisibility would give him the power to rule all of creation and displays dictatorial tendencies in declaring his 'reign of terror'.

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Griffin is the model of science without humanity. He begins his road to decline in college when he becomes so obsessed with his experiments that he hides his work lest anyone else should receive credit. When he runs out of money, he kills his own father-a crime that makes the rest of his crimes pale in comparison. He goes from scientist to fanatic when he begins to focus all of his attention merely on the concept of invisibility and neglects to think about the consequences of such a condition. He may not have had any intention initially of trying the potion on himself, but the interference of his landlord and prying neighbor lady motivate him to cover his work and remove himself from further confrontation. The evil that he could commit does not occur to him until after he has swallowed the potion and seen the reaction of the landlord and others. The irony is, that his invisibility is good only for approaching unseen and for getting away. Any gains from his crimes are useless to him. He cannot enjoy any of the normal comforts of life-such as food, clothes, and money. He cannot eat without hiding the action, as the food in his system will render him visible. Clothes, when he is able to wear them, must be used to cover him from head to foot in order to conceal his real “concealment”–hardly a comfortable state in the heat of the summer. He can steal money, but cannot spend it on his own accord. Thus the condition that would make him invulnerable also renders him helpless.

In spite of his predicament, Griffin at no time expresses any remorse for his behavior or for the crimes, which he merely describes as “necessary.” His only regret is frustration over not having thought about the drawbacks of invisibility. For nearly a year, he works on trying to perfect an antidote; when time runs out for that activity, he first tries to leave the country, and then, that plan failing, tries to find an accomplice for himself so he can enjoy his invisibility and have all the comforts of life as well. He goes from obsession to fanaticism to insanity.