The Island of Dr. Moreau

Introduction + Context

Detailed Summary & Analysis

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22

Themes

All Themes Scientific Knowledge and Ethics Religious Authority and Order Humans vs. Animals Morality, Survival, and Circumstance

Characters

All Characters Edward Prendick / The Narrator Dr. Moreau / The White-Haired Man Montgomery / The Young Man M’ling / The Strange-Looking Man The Sayer of the Law The Puma The Ape Man The Leopard Man / The Beastly Man The Hyena-Swine The Pink Sloth Creature The Dog Man Captain Davis

Symbols

All Symbols The Beast Folk The Law Whips

Literary Devices

All Literary Devices Allegory Allusions Anthropomorphism Foil Foreshadowing Genre Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Parody Satire Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone Unreliable Narrator

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The Island of Dr. Moreau

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H. G. Wells

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Introduction Intro

Plot Summary Plot

Summary & Analysis

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22

All Themes
Scientific Knowledge and Ethics
Religious Authority and Order
Humans vs. Animals
Morality, Survival, and Circumstance

All Characters
Edward Prendick / The Narrator
Dr. Moreau / The White-Haired Man
Montgomery / The Young Man
M’ling / The Strange-Looking Man
The Sayer of the Law
The Puma
The Ape Man
The Leopard Man / The Beastly Man
The Hyena-Swine
The Pink Sloth Creature
The Dog Man
Captain Davis

All Symbols
The Beast Folk
The Law
Whips

All Literary Devices
Allegory
Allusions
Anthropomorphism
Foil
Foreshadowing
Genre
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Parody
Satire
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Unreliable Narrator

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