# Mr. Bobby Jaffers — The Invisible Man character guide

> Mr. Bobby Jaffers in The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Jaffers, Mr. Jaffers

**First appearance:** 0006-vii-the-unveiling-of-the-stranger

## Who they are

The local constable who attempts to arrest the stranger.

## Relationships

### [Griffin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_invisible_man_se/characters/griffin)

_rivalry_

Bobby Jaffers is the local constable who attempts to arrest Griffin, becoming a direct physical opponent of the invisible man.

## In the story

### [VII: The Unveiling of the Stranger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_invisible_man_se/chapters/vii-the-unveiling-of-the-stranger)

The village constable who attempts to arrest the stranger for burglary. He is injured in the struggle and left lying on the gravel.

### [The Invisible Man Sleeps](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_invisible_man_se/chapters/xviii-the-invisible-man-sleeps)

Reported in the newspaper as insensible after the Iping rampage.

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