Question

A brilliant scientist though he was, Griffin misused his scientific discovery. Illustrate this point by giving any two examples from the story (Footprints without Feet) (100 - 150 words)

Answer 1

Griffin as a scientist was brilliant. He had found a way by which a human can become invisible. He himself became invisible a number of times and his experiment was a huge hit. His invention could have been used for the welfare of science as well as mankind if he used it in a proper way but he chose to use his invention for his own selfish needs.

When he ran out of money, he decided to steal money from the house of a clergyman and to do so he misused his own invention. When everyone suspected him and called the police, he even tried to escape from the chase of the police.

One more crime that he committed after misusing his invention was burning the house of his landlord when the landlord asked him to empty his house.