Dr Moreau Theme

What is a theme found in The Island of Dr. Moreau and how is the theme revealed through characters and events? Laws are an important part of society, but they cannot change the inner desires of a living being; this theme is expressed in H. G. Wells’s The Island of Doctor Moreau through the actions of the Beast Folk toward “the law.”

A theme found in The Island of Dr. Moreau isWells tackles the relationship between science and ethics. In his day—as in ours—science had produced unprecedented technologies and revelations about the world. ... Wells's goal is to explore these issues raised by science and morality.

After a ship wreck leaves Edward Prendick adrift in the ocean, he is rescued by a schooner transporting animals to a small island

This strange man is directed and controlled by Montgomery.

Upon arriving on the island it is made clear to him that he is an unwelcome visitor and is locked out of certain areas of the compound. Dr. Moreau tells him that it is a “biological station”. He tells Prendick that he cannot take him into his confidence.

It is shortly after his arrival that he hears wild painful cries of an animal coming from inside the compound and realizes that Moreau is performing vivisection on animals, a barbaric and yet not uncommon practice. He begins to recall that he has heard of Moreau and his experiments in London where his work was not approved among his peers.

The painful howling of the animal drives Prendick out of the compound. He begins walking about the island and soon discovers disturbing looking creatures that he thinks may be men but is unable to reconcile what he sees to any ordinary looking man. He is aware that he is being stalked.

Prendick wanders too far and becomes disoriented and begins to see more of the island inhabitants. He can make no sense of what he is seeing. He becomes increasingly anxious and eventually he is rescued by Moreau and Montgomery and returned to the