Summary: Chapter 7
On the bus to New York, the narrator encounters the veteranwho mocked Mr. Norton and the college. Dr. Bledsoe has arrangedto have the man transferred to a psychiatric facility in Washington, D.C.The narrator cannot believe that Bledsoe could have anything todo with the transfer, but the veteran winks and tells him to learn tosee under the surface of things. He tells the narrator to hide himselffrom white people, from authority, from the invisible man who ispulling his strings. Crenshaw, the veteran’s attendant, tells him thathe talks too much. The veteran replies that he verbalizes things thatmost men only feel. Before switching to another bus, the veteranadvises the narrator to serve as his own father. The narrator arrivesin New York and gazes with astonishment at a black officer directingwhite drivers in the street. He sees a gathering on a sidewalk inHarlem, in which a man with a West Indian accent (whom he laterlearns is Ras the Exhorter) gives a speech about “chasing them [thewhites] out.” The narrator feels as though a riot might erupt atany minute. He quickly finds a place called the Men’s House andtakes a room.
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Summary: Chapter 8
Over the next few days, the narrator deliversall of the letters of recommendation that Bledsoe gave him exceptfor one, which is addressed to a Mr. Emerson. A week passes, buthe receives no response. He tries to telephone the addressees, alltrustees of the college, only to receive polite refusals from theirsecretaries. His money is running out, and he begins to entertainvague doubts about Bledsoe’s motives.
Summary: Chapter 9
The narrator sets out to deliver his last letterand meets a man named Peter Wheatstraw, who speaks in a black dialecticalbanter and recognizes the narrator’s Southern roots. Wheatstraw describesHarlem as a bear’s den, which reminds the narrator of the folk storiesof Jack the Rabbit and Jack the Bear. The narrator stops for breakfastat a deli. The waiter says he looks like he would enjoy the special:pork chops, grits, eggs, hot biscuits, and coffee. Insulted by thewaiter’s stereotyping, the narrator orders orange juice, toast,and coffee.
The narrator arrives at Mr. Emerson’s office. He meetsEmerson’s son, a nervous little man. The son takes the letter andgoes off to read it, only to return with a vaguely disturbed expression,chattering about his analyst and about injustice. Finally, the sonallows the narrator to read the letter: Bledsoe has told each ofthe addressees that the narrator has earned permanent expulsionand that Bledsoe had to send him away under false pretenses in orderto protect the college; Bledsoe requests that the narrator be allowedto “continue undisturbed in [his] vain hopes [of returning to college]while remaining as far as possible from our midst.” Emerson saysthat his father is a strict, unforgiving man and that he will nothelp the narrator, but he offers to secure the narrator a job atthe Liberty Paints plant. The narrator leaves the office full ofanger and a desire for revenge. He imagines Bledsoe requesting thatEmerson “hope the bearer of this letter to death and keep him running.”He calls the plant and is told to report to work the next morning.
Analysis: Chapters 7–9
During the time in which the novel is set,Booker T. Washington’s philosophy that blacks should put their energytoward achieving economic success rather than agitate for socialequality reigned in the South as the predominant ideology for theadvancement of black Americans. Both white and black Southernersembraced this approach at the time. At the Golden Day in Chapter 3, the veteran succinctly points out the blindness and enslavement thatthis philosophy entails, and Bledsoe expels him from the South justas he expels the narrator. Unlike the narrator, however, the veteranhas desired such a relocation for years. He has used free speechto defy the masquerade and, accordingly, has won the freedom thathe desired. Las vegas sayings. The veteran’s success, however, is merely a Pyrrhicvictory—his trip north leads only to further confinement in anotherasylum.
In his attempt to clarify the American power system forthe narrator, the veteran revisits the doll or marionette motifwith the image of important men pulling strings. Those controllingthe narrator’s life remain invisible, hidden behind masks; pullinghis strings, they treat him like an object rather than an individualhuman being. In his belief that these puppet masters are white,however, the veteran fails to recognize the manner in which blackmen like Bledsoe wield the same sort of control over other blacks.But while Bledsoe manipulates the self-understanding of his students,he himself seems blind to his own role as a tool of the white hierarchy.He believes that he achieves power for himself as a black man; ratherthan dismantle the white-dominated power structure, however, heonly reinforces and reproduces it.
You can get overwhelmed by the amount of Christmas themed shows currently in theatreland, so it’s quite nice when a venue decides not to mount a traditional style production for their festive offering. So, it was with great pleasure I headed off to the Jack Studio Theatre for The Invisible Man.
A mysterious stranger (Shaun Chambers) has arrived in the quiet English village of Iping and taken up residence in the Coach and Horses, presided over by Mrs Hall (Matthew Parker). The stranger, whose name is Griffin, is indeed mysterious. Muffled up with a broad brimmed hat, dark glasses and a ‘kerchief covering the lower part of his face, Griffin, is impatient to have his things brought up from the station. As he explains to Mrs Hall, Griffin is an experimental investigator, and his luggage contains equipment for his work. He also emphatically tells her that he does not like to be disturbed when he is working and that he had been in an accident that left his eyes weak and sensitive. Intrigued by her guest, and slightly intimidated by his demands, Mrs Hall dispatches young Fearenside (Scott Oswold) to collect his boxes and bring them up. Now, the arrival and strange antics of Griffin, means that he instantly becomes the centre of village gossip and when a burglary occurs, in this hitherto law-abiding community, suspicion immediately falls on the incomer currently staying in the Coach and Horses. 7 lucky plants.
Artistic Director Kate Bannister – who also directs The Invisible Man – has never been short of courage when programming the Jack, and this production, which uses three actors to play fourteen characters is no exception to that. Each character was very individual, and this was due to not only the acting – and more of that in a moment – but the fantastic work by Costume Designer Martin Robinson, in providing such authentic looking clothing for each person. Karl Swinyard’s set is subtle and works well, especially one of the most informative signpost ever seen on a stage.
The three actors have so much to do it’s a wonder they can keep up with it all. Not only are there numerous costume changes but, particularly in the case of Scott Oswald, there is a lot of acting that involves being manhandled by the invisible man. This involves Scott in reacting physically to things that aren’t being seen in such a way that the audience believes there is a second, invisible figure carrying out the action. And Scott really pulls this off exceptionally well. Shaun Chambers as the enigmatic Griffin is a nasty piece of work, in such sharp contrast to PC Jaffers that it would be easy to think there were two different actors playing the role rather than one very talented one. And speaking of talent, according to the programme Matthew Parker has been on a break from acting for 14 years. Well, I have to say, he is back in fine style giving us a wonderfully over the top – almost pantomime dame-esque – Mrs Hall, a beautifully bumbling vicar and, in the second act a gravitas-rich performance as Dr Kemp. I hope someone has recorded the show because, to be honest, all three actors could make a wonderful show-reel demonstrating their many talents out of it. They were having fun and their enjoyment came over the footlights to the audience in fine style.
Derek Webb’s adaptation of the H. G. Wells story works pretty well, though there were a few times when it felt like two characters were stood talking together for a relatively long period, filling in passages of the story for the audience. I’m also not entirely sure that the narrative fully explored Griffin’s character and some of the themes around his isolation from the world?
However, when all is said and done, this is a really fun-filled and highly amusing telling of The Invisible Man which in the opinion of both my companion and myself, made for an enjoyable non-traditional visit to the theatre over the Christmas period
Review by Terry Eastham
An invisible man is a man of power.
A mysterious man arrives at the local inn of a sleepy Sussex village, wrapped in bandages and wearing a false nose. Beneath the bandages is Griffin, a scientist desperate to reverse the twisted experiment that has rendered him invisible.
A mysterious man arrives at the local inn of a sleepy Sussex village, wrapped in bandages and wearing a false nose. Beneath the bandages is Griffin, a scientist desperate to reverse the twisted experiment that has rendered him invisible.
This strange visitor soon sets the locals’ tongues wagging, and when a spate of baffling burglaries occur, suspicions are aroused. All aboard game. Before long Griffin is on the run with a trail of villagers and police in pursuit, all desperate to do the impossible – to catch an invisible man.
This fun-filled and fast-paced adaptation by Derek Webb of HG Well’s classic novel is produced by the same team behind the Offie-nominated and five star productions of The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Kes, and Cinderella.
The Invisible Man Cast
The Invisible Man Listings Information
Venue: Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, 410 Brockley Road, London, SE4 2DH
https://brockleyjack.co.uk/
Venue: Brockley Jack Studio Theatre, 410 Brockley Road, London, SE4 2DH
https://brockleyjack.co.uk/