I. Synopsis
Edward Prendick was shipwrecked and a passing ship headed for an island rescues him. Arriving on the island, Prendick meets Dr. Moreau who decides to let him stay. One night, Prendick hears the cries of a puma being tortured so he runs into the forest where he encounters beastly men. Prendick seeks an explanation from Montgomery, but when he fails to give a clear answer, Prendick concedes and sleeps it off.
Upon seeing the bandaged human-like creature the next day, Prendick thought Moreau was using vivisecting humans and that he is planning to experiment on him next. Horrified and fearing for his own life, Prendick runs into the forest again and meets an Ape Man who leads him to other man-animal hybrids led by The Sayer of the Law who recites the prohibitions of the island. Moreau arrives and Prendick flees into the ocean to drown himself because he doesn’t want Moreau to experiment on him. Montgomery and Moreau explain to him that the animals are vivisected to resemble humans. Prendick believes this and stays in the island. But one day, Prendick and Montgomery find a bloody dead body of a rabbit. Since eating flesh is against the Law, Moreau had to find the transgressor, which is the Leopard Man. Prendick shoots the Leopard Man out of pity; hence, Moreau gets angry but couldn’t do anything about it anymore.
One day, the puma escapes from the lab and Moreau tries to go after it. Nonetheless, when Prendick tries to find Moreau, he was already dead along with the puma. Montgomery, drunk and out of himself, gives alcohol to the Beast Men which causes them to get wild. Prendick makes an effort to stop him, but Montgomery ignored his advice. Prendick checks out the brawl later at night only to find Montgomery die before him. Prendick escapes the island soon and a ship rescues him; however, when he tells about the island of Dr. Moreau, everyone thinks he lost his mind.
II. Synthesis
ANIMAL CRUELTY
In the book, Moreau performed vivisection on animals numerous times. He would splice certain parts of different animals in order to attain his perfect creature. The puma that Moreau last experimented on was gravely in pain during Prendicks stay on the island. Prendick even cringes when hearing the cries of the puma to the point that he already feels the pain that the puma was suffering.
The boys’ fear of the beast causes them to pay no attention to their morals and act savagely to defeat it. However, Simon is ultimately able to understand the beast and avoid savagery because his embrace of nature allows him to avoid any fears of the island. Simon demonstrates this lack of fear when he climbs the mountain by himself in order to find the beast, despite the dangers that might await him. The hunters and even Piggy and Ralph want to avoid the mountain because that is the last place where the beast was seen, but Simon seems to Once he reaches the top, he finds a physical beast, but not the kind the boys were expecting: a dead parachutist. The parachutist serves as an ironic symbol of Simon’s understanding; the monster the boys were afraid was a human. In contrast, Piggy displays immense fear throughout the novel, especially about Jack. For most of the story, his appreciation of logic and order help him remain civilized, but eventually his fears overcome him and he acts savagely the night of Simon’s murder. As Golding states, “[Piggy and Ralph] found themselves eager to take place in this demented but partly secure society….[the crowd] leapt on the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore” (136). After this occurrence and the theft of his glasses, Piggy decides to
‘Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Kill the pig! Bash him in!’” (Golding, ). This quote demonstrates how Ralph’s ruthlessness takes control and how he begins to turn senseless. The transformation the boys undergo is substantial to the theme of loss of identity because it reveals how the island is truly affecting the boys mindsets. Ralph, who was chosen as leader because he showed confidence and fortitude soon became paranoid about hunting the beast. This caused Ralph to lose himself, and it allowed the ruthlessness to consume
As soon as they realise what must be done to survive on the island, jack has the desire to kill a pig for meat. This is the first sign of his savagery. Soon his urge to kill a pig turns into the desire to kill and hunt other living
Not long after, the characters face their first challenge; during a thunderstorm Blevin stripes himself of any metal and clothing because of his fear of lightning. When morning comes, naked Blevin has lost everything: clothes, horse and rifle. Continuing their journey, they ride into the village of Encantada to discover someone else has possessed Blevin horse and rifle. Eager to recapture his own possessions, Rawlin predicts trouble because of Blevin’s prides, however, John Grady decides to be true to his heart and help Blevin to retrieve his horse and rifle. The situation creates tension between the reality of the consequences and the fantasy of a cowboy.
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The Island of Dr Moreau, by H.G. Wells, is not an ordinary science fiction novel. It doesn't deal with aliens or anything from outer space, but with biological science that exists on earth. The novel was about a character, Edmund Prendick that gets involved with an island of experimentation. At first glance, this tropical paradise seems idyllic. But deep in the jungles lies a terrifying secret. Moreau and Montgomery have been performing scientific research on human beings and the experiment goes terribly wrong. They have ignored the most fundamental law of the jungle: survival of the fittest. The doctor is seeking to make animals half human by means of vivisectional surgery; the transplantation of organs, and the pain involved is very vividly described. Doctor Moreau succeeds in making some of his man-animals talk and even read, but they tend to revert to the beast. So Moreau continues to try to get the entire animal out, and make a creature of his own. His creatures, which continue to come to their demise, then kill Moreau and finally all die off. When the H.M.S. Scorpion visits the island, there is nothing alive there except for a few "white moths, some hogs and rabbits and some rather peculiar rats."
Upon arrival to the island the two main character's Piggy and Ralph find a conch shell, which they believe could help them find the other boys. Ralph was the appointed leader for the boys. Jack one of the other boys that is stranded on the island was appointed the job of finding food for everyone to eat.
playing God. The balance of nature is put to the ultimate test as a man by the
The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells focuses on the grisly and disturbing topic of vivisection. While vivisection is rare and taboo in modern time (and illegal without anesthetic), vivisections and dissections were much more common at the time the novel was written (AAVS). Vivisections were used to study animal anatomy and as a replacement for human subjects as human corpses were often difficult and illegal to obtain. Doctor Moreau performs operations on a number of animals ranging from leopards to apes in an attem...
That evening, Rainsford began his search. All of a sudden, he heard a scream. Not very wise, Rainsford noted. Now he knew exactly where one of the prisoners was located. Then, he heard a loud snarl and growl. But that’s not all that he heard. He also heard a bark. One of the dogs is still loose! Rainsford had to hurry back, or else he will be the next one killed. Rainsford began to sprint. He soon heard the sound of paws hitting the ground. He heard the snarl, and the growl. He heard the deep bark of the beast right behind him. Rainsford ran for his life. Suddenly, he tripped on a rock and hit the ground hard. Excruciating pain shot through his body. But that would be nothing compared to what was next. The very same beast who killed Zaroff had now killed Rainsford. There were no more survivors left on the island. Only the dogs
Puerto Rico at the expense of native people (6). After the Cape San Vicente disaster,
Jack finds a pig while hunting, yet he cannot kill it, his reason being, “because of the enormity of the knife descending and cutting living flesh; because of the unbearable blood” (31). Because of the strictly regulated society Jack has grown up in, he finds it disturbing to kill an animal, even if he must do it to have food. Later in the story, changes can be seen in the boys from when they first arrived on the island. During an assembly, the boys discuss how to track the “beast” living on the island, and Jack speaks without holding the conch. After being reprimanded for that he says, “Conch! Conch!...We don't need the conch anymore… It's time some people knew they've got to keep quiet and leave deciding things to the rest of us” (101). Jack’s disregard for the conch shows his growing distaste for laws and civilization. He also challenges Ralph's authority by implying he should be in charge of decisions taken for the group. After some time, Ralph is only left with Piggy, Samneric, and some littluns on his side of the island. These boys realize everyone else has become savage.
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This leads to the fact that a beast really does exist within all human beings, but is only expressed when human instinct for survival becomes the main objective. At first the boys aren?t able to kill, but as survival instinct starts taking over, the reader?s are able to se the true character?s play out, and lives are compromised. ?You feel as if you?re not hunting, but- being hunted, as if something?s behind you all the time in the jungle,? (pg.53) proves that it?s every man for himself and people will do anything to survive. An example of this in the novel was when Robert became the ?pig,? and was wounded even though it wasn?t intentional, but the situation became worse when Piggy?s death happened as a result of all civilization lost and evil taken over.