The gaps between the worker class and owner/wealthy upper class in the novels and movie that we watched is getting interesting. Technology may be a factor but what’s standing is the gaps, at first Granville, and Shelly their was just an upper class doing what it wanted with science or telling the future. But now […]
I want to again talk about The Island of Doctor Moreau. I agree with many of the comments made in class that this is a horrifying novel. It is very disturbing however, it was hard to not want to read more. I kept reading because I wanted to see all the stupid things Prendick could […]
The Island of Doctor Moreau was full of characters that my classmates and myself despised. However, we should look inside ourselves and really question how different we really are from these characters. I know personally that I was happy when Dr. Moreau died. He tormented and killed animals; he deserved to die. However, doesn’t me […]
It is interesting to see, at the end of The Island of Dr. Moreau, how the absence of any semblance of civilization can greatly affect a particular group. In the case of Wells’ novel, of course, the “beastmen” of the island are that particular group. What’s more intriguing is the religious connection, though. When the […]
Can the intelligence of humans be less of that than a “non-intelligent” being? As discussed in class, the law of the jungle is to eat or be eaten, yet the jungle creatures in The Island of Doctor Moreau forbids any of them to eat the flesh of another creature. Though the rules were put into place by […]
So far, I really don’t know what to make of The Island of Dr. Moreau. It’s dark, and creepy, yet I find it to be captivating, and I’m not entirely sure why. It could be because Moreau is so inhumane and cruel, and tries to turn animals into humans, but they’re still very primal. The […]
When reading the Island of Dr Moreau, it seems like Moreau wants to create a Animal Human, but not matter how Human they act they are still animals to him. This seems not only demeaning but goes against what he is doing to them, and it seems wasteful since he doesn’t think they are his […]
The Island Of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells storyline overall is creepy. My biggest question for this story is what is the point of Prendick and why are Montgomery and Moreau keeping him alive also, is he stupid. This story would be just fine without him up to his point. I’m thinking there will be […]
Generally when reading a novel it is clear that there is some obstacle the main character must overcome in order for the novel to come to close. In this novel however Prendick is faced with many trying things but noting so specific as an adversary. At most it can be said his greatest opponent is […]
In both ‘The Island of Dr. Moreau’ and ‘The Time Machine’ there are both mentions of cannibalism and how it was seen as barbaric and primitive. The beast-man that does kill the rabbit has to do it in the jungle at night since it was against the rule (1). Dr. Moreau even puts laws into […]
Reading The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells is a little too creepy for me. It starts by skirting around the issue of human cannibalism. “The water ended on the fourth day, and we were already thinking strange things and saying them with our eyes; but it was, I think, the sixth before Helmar […]
It’s interesting to see that as we advance in history, how the characters in the stories change. In The Last Man, we had characters that were fairly round, but didn’t have that much depth. They had strengths and weaknesses, but not much in the way of what felt like real autonomy. Frankenstein was better, even if Victor […]
I will confess a secret about myself; I have less compassion for people’s suffering than I do animal suffering. I hope that does not make me seem like a bad person because I do have compassion for people and their suffering. But in my opinion there is nothing worse than an animal suffering. I’m the […]
This semester we talked a lot about the ethics of science and whether something should be created just because it can be. Its an interesting, yet dangerous power to be able to manipulate science in that way. Because Dr. Moreau has the opportunity to turn animals into humans doesn’t mean that he should. This is […]
Our class discussion on Tuesday was partly focused on the uncanny races that The Time Traveler encountered in the future. As we move into the works of H.G. Wells in his story The Island of Doctor Moreau, the main character, Edward Prendick, comes across many uncanny creatures. When I read about Prendick’s first encounter of […]
Sadly, every time I see the name of H.G. Wells, I think of the lovely Ms Helena Wells from Warehouse 13. Now its strange to think otherwise, I was that much of a fan of the show, that Wells was a man not a women. The contrast between the Mr Wells and the Warehouse Ms […]