The first and foremost thing about H.G Wells’s famous book “The Invisible Man” is that it is a science fiction. Now the question arises what is a science fiction and how well Wells has defined the characterisation Science fiction novels in his books. Science fiction is a genre of fiction in which the stories often tell about science and technology of the future. It is basically a literary or cinematic genre in which fantasy, typically based on speculative scientific discoveries or developments, environmental changes, space travel, or life on other planets, forms part of the plot or background. There are mainly three important elements of science fiction namely speculation about humanity's future, the impacts of science and technology on people,
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The first of which being ‘Romanticzation’. Since Verne, science fiction has been characterized by the basic in what humans can actually learn and do as opposed to fantasy, for instance. However, the things that we can learn and do that is with science are typically romanticized, or made to appear more attractive or interesting than they would be otherwise. One of the reasons being most of us wouldn’t want to hear about gravitational lensing unless we were entertained in the process. The next major characteristic is “Anachronism”. Sci-fi is often recognizable to us due to its anachronistic nature, meaning it involves technology or ideas that do not belong to the time period in which they appear i.e. lunar modules in the 1860’s. Anarchronism is usually achieved in one of two ways: either an author speculates on future advances, or real or imagined scientific notions are inserted into timeframes where they did or do not exit. One major characteristic which play an important role in Sci-fi novels is that of “Alienation”. From E.T. to Vulcans, we are all familiar with sci-fi extraterrestrials. Whether it’s with robot armies or actual aliens, science fictions writes often alienate humanity by introducing a foreign influence. This allows than to contrast the two groups in order to get a better perspective on what makes us
The first of which being ‘Romanticzation’. Since Verne, science fiction has been characterized by the basic in what humans can actually learn and do as opposed to fantasy, for instance. However, the things that we can learn and do that is with science are typically romanticized, or made to appear more attractive or interesting than they would be otherwise. One of the reasons being most of us wouldn’t want to hear about gravitational lensing unless we were entertained in the process. The next major characteristic is “Anachronism”. Sci-fi is often recognizable to us due to its anachronistic nature, meaning it involves technology or ideas that do not belong to the time period in which they appear i.e. lunar modules in the 1860’s. Anarchronism is usually achieved in one of two ways: either an author speculates on future advances, or real or imagined scientific notions are inserted into timeframes where they did or do not exit. One major characteristic which play an important role in Sci-fi novels is that of “Alienation”. From E.T. to Vulcans, we are all familiar with sci-fi extraterrestrials. Whether it’s with robot armies or actual aliens, science fictions writes often alienate humanity by introducing a foreign influence. This allows than to contrast the two groups in order to get a better perspective on what makes us