To See the Invisible Man story

tz1985e1x16b · 1986-01-31

An uncaring man is sentenced to a year of social isolation. Directed by: Noel Black. Story by: Robert Silverberg, Steven Barnes.

12 total · 6 major · 4 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
belonging major Mitchell was cocky at first but then found that being isolated and ignored was really no fun at all.
compassion major It seems Mitchell learned a lesson of compassion somewhat too well as he ended up breaking the law by comforting another punishee.
coping with being an outcast major Mitchell was sentenced to being treated as invisible by the whole society for a year.
human self-sacrifice for another major Mitchell in the end took pity on the invisible woman knowing he'd be punished severely.
loneliness major Mitchell was forced to live without human contact for a year and it took its tole on his psyche.
the need to belong major Mitchell was cocky at first but then found that being isolated and ignored was really no fun at all.
mass surveillance minor Flying camera drones implied that the society we saw had extreme amounts of surveillance.
theft minor Two young men stole a car.
videophone minor Mitchell spoke with an emergency service responder over just such a device.
what if I could do anything I wanted without repercussions minor Mitchell could basically do anything he wanted for the space of a year.