Mrs Hall felt really happy to have a guest at ‘Coach and Horses' inn as there were not many guests staying at the Inn at that time of the season. As the stranger paid all his bills punctually and also paid in advance for his room. It made Mrs Hall quite happy. However, the stranger's arrival in the Iping created a curious impression. He used to argue with Mrs Hall on matters of domestic discipline. He told her to come inside his room only with his permission. The stranger never went to church and used to wear the same clothes hiding his face and complete body. He never talked to anyone at the inn. His temper was uncertain. He rarely left his room during daylight and used to travel only on nights. He chose the loneliest paths and those most overshadowed by trees.
(ii) Mr Marvel met the Mariner at Port Stowe who was an elderly sailor in Port Burdock. The Mariner got to know about the story of an invisible man roaming the city of Iping while reading a newspaper. He discusses the chaos created by Invisible Man in Iping with Mr Marvel. He is worried and uncomfortable as Invisible Man can roam anywhere and can hurt anyone. However, Mr Marvel says the news is a hoax, which makes the mariner furious and the two of them get engaged in a verbal fight which makes Marvel run away and leaves the mariner offended. Mariner seemed to be a righteous but short-tempered individual who although wishes to protect society by catching the invisible man, however, becomes too furious at Mr Marvel when declared the news a hoax.
(iii) Dunstan was not a good character in the story. He was a liar, a blackmailer, a thief and really an unkind person. His family background was also described by the author which was the actual cause of such personality of Dunstan. His mother died when he was young and his father was not much of a father as he had kept all his sons at home in idleness. The narrator didn't clearly explain his passing away of him but surely he would die because of the evil actions that had taken him down.
(iv) Silas Marner had to leave Lantern Yard and move to Raveloe in shame as he was falsely accused of stealing from his church. When Silas moved to Raveloe, he left behind a full life in Lantern Yard and a community that once viewed Silas as a young man with a lot of potential. After William Dane frames Silas for theft, Silas lost the respect of his community as well as his own innocent faith in humanity and the woman he once loved. He left Lantern Yard in order to give himself a chance for starting a new life in Raveloe. However, Silas's life in Raveloe was isolated, as he chose to concentrate on his work and the earning of gold. He lived away from the community and away from any kind of lively interaction with other people. These choices made him feel quite lonely.
The author in his story ‘The Invisible Man’ shows the extent to which a person can go when there is no social restriction around him. Griffin is an immoral man who is very self-centred. He was disliked by society due to his behaviour towards them. He does not think before doing any unethical and immoral acts such as robbing or making ill-treatment others. When he robbed his father which led him to commit suicide, he gave excuses at his funeral that he was a sentimental fool instead of being sorry. His ill-treatment of the cat or his act of burning the house proves that he did so to remove his crimes. And he can go to any extent for his own advantages.
The two characters Dr Kemp and Griffin stand in stark contrast to one another. Though both Griffin and Kemp stand on the same pedestal of scientific research, they are poles apart when it comes to the values that they abide by. Dr Griffin is a psychotic person who has lost sight of the fact that humans are social creatures. He wants to rise in power above all his fellow humans and in one way or another rule them. His only aim in life is to keep his research going on. To do this he steals money from his own father who later commits suicide because the money was not his. There was not a tear of realization seen in Griffin even after seeing his father die. He rather calls his father an emotional fool at his funeral. This shows that nothing mattered to Griffin. He was so engulfed in the greed of his own desires that didn’t consider his family to be his own. Even after he became invisible, his misdeeds didn’t stop. He put all his energy into terrifying the people around him. On the other hand, Dr Kemp was a calm and composed man. He did everything he could for the welfare of society. He was a dedicated scientist who had helped Griffin when he was in need of help. Later when he realized the presence of the invisible man in his house, he observed and collected evidence to understand what he actually wanted. After coming to know that Griffin was the invisible man, he again agreed to help Griffin. However, after he read all the reports about the invisible man as printed in the newspapers, he sent a word to the police chief, Colonel Adye to come and arrest this criminal. Therefore, Kemp earns the admiration of the readers for the positive qualities of grit and determination.
Godfrey Cass is a character who does not display and developmental arch till the end of the story. He is a coward without any moral fortitude though he was not an evil person. He does not desire to harm anyone but gets co-opted into certain schemes. He does not like to shoulder responsibility or account for his actions and prefers to avoid conflicts. Eliot does not offer much insight into his character, his early marriage fell apart but we are made to believe that it was not his fault; he cares for Eppie, but he does not work on it. He is an unsettled man, afraid of taking tough decisions and letting others take charge of his life and actions. The weakness and ineptitude of his character are given as a reason for his failure to act upon his good intentions. Godfrey's self-realization towards the end does not bring closure to the events in the novel, he still fails to do his duty for his daughter.
Silas Marner is a man thirty-nine years old man who has been living in the countryside for fifteen years. He is by nature an asocial person who doesn’t like to communicate much with others. He also suffers from cataleptic fits at times. Silas has a bent appearance since he keeps himself weaving all day long. Although he appears to be one of the secluded characters of society, Silas is very soft at heart. This becomes clear because at no point in the novel does he do anything that is can harm anybody. His love for money is the result of his putting faith in god. He had been driven out of his town earlier and instead of proving his innocence, he laid his trust on god. Though he is the title character of the novel, Silas is by and largely passive, acted upon rather than acting on others. Almost all of the major events in the novel demonstrate his passivity. As an outcast who eventually becomes Raveloe’s most exemplary citizen, Silas serves as a study of the relationship between the individual and the community.