Questions tagged [the-island-of-doctor-moreau]

Questions about the 1896 science-fiction novel 'The Island of Doctor Moreau' by H. G. Wells. Use this tag with the [h-g-wells] tag.

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Is "The Island of Doctor Moreau" about colonialism?

It is, certainly if you are told of it, inescapable to see the parallels between Moreau's converting beasts into men and England's "attempts" to civilize "colonials" (Did the ...
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What is the implication about humans in general at the end of "The Island of Doctor Moreau"?

At the end of The Island of Doctor Moreau, after the protagonist gets off the island, we see that he has developed a sort of revulsion towards other humans: Then I look about me at my fellow-men; ...
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