Science and Society: The Impact of Science Abuse on Social Life in Well’s The Invisible Man

Jumino  Suhadi; Burhanuddin  Arafah; Fatnia Paramitha  Makatita; Herawaty  Abbas; Azhariah Nur B.  Arafah

doi:10.17507/tpls.1206.22

Authors

Jumino Suhadi Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara
Burhanuddin Arafah Hasanuddin University
Fatnia Paramitha Makatita Hasanuddin University
Herawaty Abbas Hasanuddin University
Azhariah Nur B. Arafah Universitas Gunadarma

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1206.22

Keywords:

science, abuse, society, The Invisible Man, Wells

Abstract

This article explores the relationship between science and society in The Invisible Man and elaborates the impact of science abuse on social life conveyed in H. G. Wells's The Invisible Man. This article uses the qualitative method and sociology of literature approach by Alan Swingewood and Diana Laurenson. The study result shows that the science abuse act committed by the main character later leads to social rejection and anger toward him. As the consequence, people hunted and murdered him.

Author Biographies

Jumino Suhadi, Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara

English Literature Department, Faculty of Letters

Burhanuddin Arafah, Hasanuddin University

English Department, Faculty of Cultural Sciences

Fatnia Paramitha Makatita, Hasanuddin University

English Language Study, Postgraduate Program, Faculty of Cultural Sciences

Herawaty Abbas, Hasanuddin University

English Department, Faculty of Cultural Sciences

Azhariah Nur B. Arafah, Universitas Gunadarma

Faculty of Psychology

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