Wells rejects, in much of his writing, Victorian conventions of sexuality and presents in its place a more liberated view …

Doctor Moreau, though his name figures in the novel’s title, is largely absent from the book and features dominantly in …

Moreau’s idea about transforming animals into humans suggests an acceptance of Darwin’s proposals regarding evolution. How does the story as …

How does Prendick’s gentility or upper class background affect his experience on the island? How does it affect his interactions …

There are few female beings in the novel. Do they (the puma, the Bear-Vixen, and the other Beast Women) represent …

The first-person narrative engages readers in a decision about how much to trust the account told by the narrator. What …

How does Moreau take on the character of a godlike figure? How do the rest of the characters fit in …

How does Wells create an atmosphere of bleak hopelessness, and how does this tone function in conveying a moral or …

Examine Doctor Moreau’s island society with its rules and punishments as a system of government. Does this government promote any …

The red haired captain of the ship, from the beginning of the book, was headed where? Montgomery drinks what kind …