Both texts, No Woman Born, and The Invisible Man, use symbolism to give more depth and meaning to their stories. For example, in The Invisible Man, Griffin is described as the man with one talent after he goes through the transformation to become invisible. This refers to a story from the Bible in which a man is given one talent (unit of money), and instead of using that one talent to make more talents, he buries the one talent he has. When the invisible man is referred to as a man with one talent, it is a reference to the fact that he is a freak of science and he should use it to his advantage to make money. “… ‘if he choses to show enself at fairs he’d make his fortune in no

time,’ and being a bit of a theologian, compared the stranger to the man with one talent” (Wells 22). Wells also makes a comparison between the invisible man and the devil, “The thick black hair, escaping as it could below and between the cross bandages, projected in curious tails and horns, giving him the strangest appearance conceivable” (4). Similarly, in No Woman Born, a comparison is made about Deirdre being serpentine because the way she moves is inhuman. She moves abnormally smooth and coordinated, like that of a snake. “And she made a shuddering, serpentine motion of both arms…” (Moore 162). Both authors raise questions in the minds of the readers about how scientific technology affects the human race, and vice versa. Some questions that come to light are: Is it right for a human to alter or preserve another through scientific technology, when that person is dying or would die soon thereafter? Both authors leave this question unanswered in order for the reader to make his or her own conclusions.

The main characters in both texts are very much alike. Griffin and Deirdre were both transformed by science for the good of the people. Griffin transformed himself into the invisible man it is assumed, at first, for the good of science. However, Griffin realizes how much power he has, being unseen by the villagers, and takes advantage of the situation. Deirdre was transfor

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