Leopard-man
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Leopard-man is a human-animal hybrid creature in H. G. Wells's novel "The Island of Doctor Moreau," embodying the horror and ethical questions surrounding the scientist's grotesque experiments in vivisection.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
beast-man
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fictional character → human–animal hybrid → literary character → |
| appearsIn |
The Island of Doctor Moreau
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| associatedWith |
House of Pain
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The Law (beast-men’s code) NERFINISHED → |
| basedOnWork |
The Island of Doctor Moreau
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom (work’s origin)
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| createdByCharacter |
Doctor Moreau
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| creator |
H. G. Wells
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| describedIn |
The Island of Doctor Moreau (novel text)
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| embodies |
boundary between human and animal
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ethical questions about scientific experimentation → horror of vivisection → |
| genre |
horror fiction
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science fiction → |
| hasGender |
male
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| hasSpecies |
part human
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part leopard → |
| hasTheme |
dehumanization
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ethics of scientific experimentation → identity and monstrosity → pain and suffering → |
| hasTrait |
animal instincts
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partially civilized behavior → |
| influences |
later depictions of human–animal hybrids in fiction
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| languageOfWork |
English
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| literaryPeriod |
late Victorian literature
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| locatedInFictionalUniverse |
Moreau’s island
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| medium |
novel
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| narrativeRole |
example of Moreau’s grotesque creations
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focus of Prendick’s horror → |
| partOf |
the beast-men community on the island
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| publicationYearOfWork |
1896
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| relatedWork |
film adaptations of The Island of Doctor Moreau
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| subjectOf |
Moreau’s experiments
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| symbolizes |
failure of forced evolution
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limits of scientific control → moral corruption of Moreau’s science → |
| undergoes |
vivisection
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| workAuthor |
Herbert George Wells
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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The Island of Doctor Moreau
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hasCharacter |