Herbert George Wells

The Island of Dr Moreau (1896) is H.G. Wells’ second scientific romance.
 The story centers on the depraved Dr Moreau, who conducts horrible experiments – men transformed into animals or animals changed into men? – on a remote tropical island. Prendick, an Englishman whose misfortunes bring him to the island, is witness to the Beast-people’s strange civilization and their final terrifying regression.
 The novel deals with and anticipates ethical issues such as vivisection, genetic manipulation and the role of science, which are some of the inserts developed in the book.
 
 Teacher's Resources available online: Answer Key - Audioscripts - Summing-up Activities
 
 Scritto nel 1896, è il secondo romanzo fantascientifico di H.G. Wells.
 In seguito ad un naufragio, Edward Prendick si trova su un’isola del Pacifico dove assiste a orribili esperimenti condotti dal Dr Moreau e dal suo assistente – uomini che vengono trasformati in animali o animali mutati in uomini? Terribili eventi e colpi di scena si susseguono in questo romanzo che tratta tematiche etiche come la vivisezione, la manipolazione genetica e il ruolo della scienza, sviluppate negli approfondimenti presenti sul reader.

Chapter 1 – The Voyage

Extension: Shipwrecks in Literature

Chapter 2 – The Island

Extension: Islands in Literature

Chapter 3 –The Hunt

Extension: Science, society and evolution during the Victorian Age

Chapter 4 – The Beast-people

Extension: Hybrids and chimeras

Chapter 5 – The End

Extension: Cloned monkeys: will human clones soon follow?

Summing-up activities

Glossary

1 ????Voyage The voyage Chapter BEFORE READING 1 The story you are going to read takes place on a small island in the  South Seas , that is, the Pacific Ocean. What do you think the island is like? Check your guess as you read the text. a. Stony, dry, mountainous with scarce vegetation. b. Sandy, humid, hilly with luxuriant vegetation. c. Icy, cold, flat with no vegetation. 2 Complete the following drawing of a ship with the right terms choosing from the following: bow   cabin   deck   hatch   helm   lifeboat   mainmast   oar   sail   stern ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ ................ 3 The following literary works   except one   deal with shipwrecks and islands. Surf the Internet and tick the one which does not. The Tempest by William Shakespeare Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe Gulliver s Travels by Jonathan Swift MS Found in a Bottle by Edgar Allan Poe The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway Life of Pi by Yann Martel 6 

The Island Dr Moreau The of Voyage Chapter 1 Ten days after the departure from Callao in Peru, the ship on which I was sailing, the Lady Vain, hit a wreck1. I, another passenger, called Helmar, and a sailor, whose name I do not know, were the only survivors   we were able to jump on a boat tied to the ship. There we found some water and some biscuits with which we hoped to survive until a ship would see us. The sea was very rough2 and our fragile boat nearly capsized3 because of the high waves. After a few days, the sea got better but the scarce water and the few biscuits finished. We began to stare4 at each other with wild5 eyes. On the sixth day, as we were terribly thirsty and hungry, Helmar made us a horrible proposal   one of us had to be sacrificed, so that the other two could survive! I opposed his idea with all my strength. However, on the eighth day, all of us accepted.  Here are three small pieces of wood; as you can see, one is shorter than the other two,  said Helmar.  Whoever picks up the shorter stick will be the unlucky one.  It was the sailor who took the shorter one. But as he was the strongest of us, he did not accept his destiny and started to fight against Helmar. The two were locked in a desperate struggle. While I was trying to help Helmar, they slipped and fell into the sea and disappeared in the deep waters. I was left alone. I was desperate and had no strength left! I do not know how much time passed; I only know I had lost all hope and was waiting for death as a liberation. Then, I saw a ship in the distance coming slowly towards me. My memories are confused. I only remember the large side of the ship, a big redhaired man and another one with wild eyes and dark skin who were looking at me. Soon after, I lost consciousness. 1. wreck: a ship that has been very badly damaged. 2. rough: very bad with big waves. 3. capsized: turned upside down. 4. stare: to look for a long time with the eyes wide open. 5. wild: as if mentally ill. 7 

Narrativa inglese, livello B1 pre-intermedio. Scritto nel 1896, è il secondo romanzo fantascientifico di H.G. Wells.

The Island of Dr Moreau - Collana RAINBOWS

Level B1 • Pre-Intermediate - Collana RAINBOWS

The Island of Dr Moreau

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