H.G WellsMeg Seibert

Biography• Born in England in 1866• Parents were Sarah Neil and Joseph Wells• Lived in poverty• Was able to read at age 5• Helped his uncle run a school at age 14

Biography Continued• Moved to London in 1888• Studied at London

University• Earned his B.Sc. in zoology

in 1890• Divorced his wife after a

series of affairs• Moved to France until

1933• Returned to London until

his death in 1946

The Island of Dr. Moreau• A man named Prendick is forced to abandon his

ship and is picked up by the Ipecacuanha• The captain forces him to land on the island with

the man, Montgomery, his assistant, and the animal cargo

• On the island, they meet Dr. Moreau • Prendick explores Moreau’s lab and finds

horrifying experimental tools• He flees and finds the huts of the Beast-People,

but Moreau convinces him to return to the camp

T.I.D.M Continued• Moreau explains his experiments with animals to

create “humans”• The Leopard-Man attacked a rabbit and taste of

blood reverts the creatures back to their animal nature

• They track him down and kill him• One day, as Moreau is experimenting on the

Puma, it escapes• He is killed by the animal and Prendick and

Montgomery must fend for themselves

T.I.D.M Continued• Montgomery refuses to stop drinking and gives

the alcohol to the creatures also• He is killed one night and Prendick accidentally

burns down their camp• The creatures rapidly digress to their animal

natures• Prendick attempts to build a raft but has no

containers for water• One day, a boat with two dead men floats ashore• Prendick takes the boat and leaves the island

T.I.D.M Continued• He is picked up and rescued• After returning to society, he is uncomfortable

around people• He lives the rest of his life in seclusion

Literary Device 1- Characterization• Definition- Direct Characterization is physical

descriptions and direct comments about the character’s nature and Indirect Characterization is a character’s own speech, thoughts, feelings, or actions that reveal their nature and also the speech, thoughts, feelings, and actions of others towards the character

• Example- “[his] eye [catches his] hand; so thin that it looked like a dirty skin purse full of loose bones” (The Island of Dr. Moreau 3)

Literary Device 2- Symbolism• Definition- “a person, place, or object that has a

concrete meaning in itself and also stands for something beyond itself, such as an idea or feeling”

• Example- “he” is up there and “[they] cannot see him” but “he can see [them]” (The Island of Dr. Moreau 80)

Literary Device 3- Foreshadowing• Definition- “a way of indicating or hinting at what

will come later”

• Example- “dreams of guns and howling mobs” (The Island of Dr. Moreau 13)

Summary of The War of the Worlds• Martians land cylinders on Earth’s surface,

creating pits• The have a Heat-Ray that destroys anything in its

path• The narrator takes his wife to safety at a

relative’s house• He returns home and helps an artilleryman hide• The British army can not control the Martians

T.W.W Continued• The Martians are collecting humans and feeding

from them• The narrator meets a Curate but the Martians

capture him• The Martians are not immune to bacteria on

Earth so they begin to die• The narrator emerges from hiding to find the

Martians dead or dying• He returns home to find his wife safe

Literary Device 1- Characterization• Previously defined

• Example- “soot-smudged shirt sleeves, and [an] upturned, clean-shaven face” (The War of the Worlds 95)

Literary Device 2- Symbolism• Previously defined

• Example- “the head of the shopman who had fallen in, but it was showing as a little black object against the hot western sky” (The War of the Worlds 30)

Literary Device 3- Foreshadowing• Previously defined

• Example- “intelligences greater than man’s and yet as mortal as his own” (The War of the Worlds 7)

List of Popular Works• The War of the Worlds• The Time Machine• The Island of Dr. Moreau• The Invisible Man• The Food of the Gods

Review of The Island of Dr. Moreau• Interesting Plot• Descriptive details• Mysterious• 4/5 stars• I would recommend this to a friend interested in

science fiction novels

Review of The War of the Worlds• Action escalated quickly• Attack by the Martians went on for too long• “Feel-good” ending• 3/5 stars• I would not recommend this book to a friend

because I think they would lose interest

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http://udleditions.cast.org/craft_elm_foreshadowing.html.• “Glossary of Literary and Nonfiction Terms”. Holt McDougal Literature Grade 12.

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• Wells, H.G. The War of the Worlds. New York: Lancer Books Inc. Print.• Wells, H.G. The Island of Dr. Moreau. New York: Dover Publications Inc. Print.