Invisible is a story that examines the relationship between kindness and experiences of adversity and explores the ways in which experiencing difficult situations allows people to develop empathy for others who find themselves in similar straits. Celeste is someone who is in need of help but does not want to ask, and it is because the students have been through similar experiences that they see her, notice her, care about her, and ultimately take decisive action to help her. Each member of the group contributes to the effort in their own way, and their combined efforts allow Celeste to find work and improve her life.

Each of the students has their own reasons for wanting to help Celeste and Lisa. Nico, who comes across as being selfish and unconcerned about the affairs of others, worries for Celeste and her daughter and thinks of her when he notices a job opening at the local restaurant. He finds parallels to her difficulties in his own precarious living situation, for he knows that he could be asked to leave his aunt’s retirement residence where his aunt lives at any moment. Similarly, George sees a side of himself in Celeste and Lisa, having been without a stable shelter at times in his life, and he knows how difficult it is to live that way.