The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells

1. The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells Maya S., Robert L., Carl B. and Julia M. 4th hour Mrs. Phillips 2012

2. Story Summary • A man the single survivor of a shipwreck, William Prendick, was found by a mysterious doctor named Montgomery a doctor from London who takes Prendick into his care. Once Prendick is on board he soon gets into a quarrel with a grumpy captain who throws him overboard- at the island of Dr. Moreau an evil scientist from London who was chased out of the country for his infamous vivisections. Moreau and Montgomery explain to Prendick after his mischievous exploring that they are trying to perfect vivisections on animals to turn them human. Knowing this Prendick is terrified, after a run through the forest he meets money woman who shows him where she lives. There Prendick learns the law of the beast. Unfortunately, a flaw in Dr. Moreau’s work causes all of the beasts to return to their old ways. This causes an uprising leaving the doctors dead. The beasts then believe there is no more law. Prendick tries to flee until a sailor finds him in the same way Montgomery did. The theme is not to change nature’s natural course.

3. Focus Question Is it okay to use animals inhumanly for others’ enjoyment?

4. Exposition Captain Davis Dr. Moreau Prendick • Characters: • Montgomery • William Prendick • Dr. Moreau • M’ling • Captain Davis

5. Rising Action Part A Prendick is found => Montgomery nurses him to health => Gives background on himself => Prendick meets Captain Davis => Makes a bad impression => Captain yells at Prendick

6. This could have been the small boat where Prendick was nursed back to health

7. Rising Action Part B Ship lands on island => Montgomery gets off => Captain throws Prendick off => Dr. Moreau finds him => Takes him to his island

8. This could have been the Island of Dr. Moreau

9. Rising Action Part C Montgomery and Moreau don’t know what to do with their guest- Prendick => Prendick is escorted to his room => Prendick becomes suspicious => wanders off into the woods => gets chased by unidentified creature => Puma’s cries become human like

10. Prendick’s Cabin

11. Rising Action Part D Prendick recalls about Moreau => Prendick returns to the woods => Prendick finds monkey woman => Prendick hears about the law => Moreau and Montgomery find Prendick => Prendick dashed away

12. Rising Action Part E Prendick gets caught by Moreau and Montgomery => All believe bad things will soon happen

13. Dr. Moreau operating on one of his subjects

14. Rising Action Part F Puma kills Dr. Moreau => Montgomery and several beasts consume a lot of alcohol => climax…

15. Climax/ Turning Point After Dr. Moreau is killed by the puma, both Montgomery and M’ling are also killed. The beast people declare now that the masters are dead, there is no more fear and no more law.

16. Falling Action Part A Prendick open his eyes and finds himself in the same strange situation he was in before at the beginning of the story.

17. Falling Action Part B A sailor found him and Prendick told he was aboard the Lady Vain => The sailor informed Prendick that the Lady Vain went down almost a year ago.

18. SCI-FI elements The story’s plot could actually happen What Dr. Moreau did could actually be done if science were advanced enough While the story included fictional elements such as beast people, there were also many facts

19. One of Dr. Moreau’s creations

20. Story Responses The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells This story was interesting with its mixes of facts and fiction. They blended seamlessly together.

21. The Author of The Island of Dr. Moreau H.G Wells

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