Hyena-swine
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Hyena-swine is a vicious, part-hyena, part-pig Beast Folk creature in H. G. Wells’s novel "The Island of Doctor Moreau," known for its brutality and defiance of Moreau’s imposed laws.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Beast Folk
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ human-animal hybrid ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| alignmentWithMoreau | hostile ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Island of Doctor Moreau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Doctor Moreau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward Prendick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
hyena
ⓘ
pig ⓘ |
| behavior |
cruel
ⓘ
predatory ⓘ rebellious ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | H. G. Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1896 ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | villainous ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
to challenge Moreau’s authority
ⓘ
to escalate violence among the Beast Folk ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brutality
ⓘ
defiance of Moreau’s laws ⓘ savage behavior ⓘ |
| obeys | The Law of the Beast Folk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | The Island of Doctor Moreau characters ⓘ |
| physicalTrait |
hyena-like features
ⓘ
swine-like features ⓘ |
| roleInWork | antagonist ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Moreau’s island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| speciesInFiction | Beast Folk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
the failure of Moreau’s experiments
ⓘ
the persistence of animal savagery ⓘ |
| tendency | to break The Law of the Beast Folk ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
degeneration
ⓘ
ethics of scientific experimentation ⓘ vivisection ⓘ |
| universe | The Island of Doctor Moreau fictional universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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