Answer any one of the following two questions, in 100-120 words: Imagine that Griffin's conscience pricks him and he decides to write a diary entry, about misusing science and endangering society, in the context of his own experience. Write this diary entry, as Griffin, in about 120 words. (Reference – Footprints without Feet by H.G. Wells)
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Model Answer
Diary Entry — Griffin
Date: A winter night, Iping
Dear Diary,
Tonight, my conscience torments me. I, Griffin, once a brilliant scientist, have reduced myself to a common thief and a violent fugitive. I set fire to my landlord's house in revenge — what had science to do with revenge? I robbed a clergyman's desk in the dead of night, stole from a shopkeeper after attacking him from behind, and terrorised an innocent woman by hurling her own furniture at her.
I discovered something extraordinary — human invisibility. This could have been a gift to mankind. Instead, I have used it to escape consequences, to steal, to harm.
Science demands responsibility. I pursued my experiment with brilliance but without conscience. Invisibility did not free me — it imprisoned me in cold, hunger, and crime.
I fear I have not served science. I have shamed it.
— Griffin
Source: Footprints without Feet, H.G. Wells, Chapter 5
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Explanation
- What examiners look for: The diary must be written in first person as Griffin, show genuine remorse, and reference specific incidents from the text — theft from the clergyman, attack on the shopkeeper, furniture incident, setting fire to the landlord's house.
- Key phrase to include: Misuse of science / science without conscience.
- Format: Date/place heading, first-person voice, reflective tone, signed "Griffin." These presentational features carry marks.
- Do not invent events not in the text. Stick to incidents mentioned in the chapter.