the community of the Beast Folk
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The community of the Beast Folk is a society of human-animal hybrids living under Dr. Moreau’s rule in H. G. Wells’ novel, bound together by a strict code of laws that suppresses their animal instincts.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beast Folk | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
community of human-animal hybrids
ⓘ
fictional society ⓘ group of characters in literature ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Island of Doctor Moreau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnProcess | vivisection and surgical modification ⓘ |
| boundBy | the Law ⓘ |
| characterizedBy | instability of transformation ⓘ |
| createdBy | H. G. Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enforcesLawThrough |
collective surveillance
ⓘ
ritual chanting ⓘ |
| existsInGenre | science fiction ⓘ |
| existsInMedium | novel ⓘ |
| fears |
Dr. Moreau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Pain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1896 ⓘ |
| governanceType | authoritarian rule ⓘ |
| governedBy | Dr. Moreau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | human-animal hybrid ⓘ |
| hasLeaderFigure | Sayer of the Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember | Beast Folk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
conflict between law and instinct
ⓘ
dehumanization through science ⓘ |
| includesCharacter |
Ape-man
ⓘ
Hyena-swine NERFINISHED ⓘ Leopard-man NERFINISHED ⓘ Swine-men ⓘ Wolf-bear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | broken human speech ⓘ |
| lawRecitedBy | Sayer of the Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moreau’s island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| obeys | the Law recited as a litany ⓘ |
| observedBy | Edward Prendick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | vivisection experiments ⓘ |
| prohibitedFrom |
chasing other animals
ⓘ
drinking blood ⓘ eating flesh ⓘ returning to the wild ⓘ tasting blood ⓘ walking on all fours ⓘ |
| purposeOfLaw | to suppress animal instincts ⓘ |
| socialStructure | tribal-like hierarchy ⓘ |
| subjectTo | vivisection ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
blurred boundary between human and animal
ⓘ
degeneration and atavism ⓘ ethical limits of scientific experimentation ⓘ |
| tendsToward | reversion to animal nature ⓘ |
| transformedBy | Dr. Moreau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worships | Dr. Moreau as a god-like figure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Beast Folk