In what context did the Invisible Man claim to be a man of power? Was he actually a man of power? If so, how did use his power?

The invisible Man while coaxing Marvel to help him out tried to tempt him by suggesting that both of them could be of immense use to each other. If Marvel would help him get clothes and shelter, he himself would do ‘great things’ for him. At this point he boasted that’ an Invisible Man is man of power’.

In fact is was right to some extent in saying so. He had exhibited this power earlier in the “Coach and Horses” when he had successfully managed to thwart the collective efforts of his invisibility, he had hurt, slapped, punched and kicked all those who had come in his way. Jeffers, the policeman, who boldly came forward to arrest the Invisible Man for the burglary at the vicarage, did manage to pin him down for a while. However, using his connivance and muscle power, he spun round poor Jeffers. It was again his invisibility that helped him to commit a theft in the vicar’s house in spite of the couple having noticed a break-in.

Thus, the invisible Man had proved himself to be a man of power but is was condemnable because all along he had used this power in negative and a various manner.