Who Is The Dog In The Island Of Dr. Moreau

700 Words3 Pages

The Island of Dr. Moreau is written by H.G Wells. Edward Prendick is the main character of this story. Where the story begins, is that Prendick was on a schooner called “The Lady Vain.” The Lady Vain was shipwrecked leaving Prendick to die. Before Prendick gave up completely a ship called the Ipecacuanha pass by The Lady Vain, there Prendick was picked up and was helped by a man named Montgomery. Once Prendick was back on his feet, the drunken captain named Captain Davis. He kicked Prendick off of his ship for arguing with him, as well as Montgomery along with the animals that were on the ship. On the island, Prendick meets a man called Moreau that lives on the island with Montgomery. Both Moreau and Montgomery are sawbones from what Moreau …show more content…

The dog like man-beast was a very loyal (mostly) to Montgomery and (less) to Moreau and unlike the other best folk, he lived in a kennel and cooked, cleaned, and other things just like a servant. Prendick describes the dog as "complex trophy of Moreau's skill, a bear, tainted with dog and ox, one of the most elaborately made of all the creatures.” The dog like the man never disobeyed what “The Law” and he was loyal to what Montgomery and Moreau. The second inference that I notice was that, during the time that Prendick was with the beast people when they were saying the law. While saying the law, it was like the beast people were at church praising Moreau-like a God, and “The sayer of the Law” was their pastor. “I am the Sayer of the Law,” said the gray figure. “Here come all that be new to learn the Law. I sit in the darkness and say the Law.” and then goes on to “Evil are the punishments of those who break the Law. None escape.” The beast people listen to “The sayer of the Law” and somewhat repeats what he says and do, just like when people go to church and praise the Lord with singing and praying. The third inference that I saw was when after Moreau had died the beast people began to lose hope and began to go back into animals losing their humanity. ‘Some of the others seemed altogether slipping their hold upon speech, though they still understood what I said to them at that time. (Can you

Open Document