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"Not to chase other Men; that is the Law. Are we not Men?"|'''The Law'''}}
 
An 1896 novel by [[HGH. G. Wells]], [[The Island of Doctor Moreau]] has since become one of the classics of sci-fi literature. Its story centers on Edward Prendick, the narrator, who is shipwrecked at sea and rescued by Dr. Montgomery. The good doctor takes Edward to the island where he works, a land so ominous that they quickly abandon him. Edward is soon introduced to the island's ruler, the mad Doctor Moreau, and discovers Moreau's society of surgically-altered beasts that walk, speak, and struggle to live like men. The more he's around these beastmen, the more uncomfortable he becomes in his own society.
 
It was adapted several times for the screen; the earliest was in 1932 as ''Island of Lost Souls,'' starring Charles Laughton as the eponymous doctor. The most recent was released in 1996, with [[Marlon Brando]] as Moreau.
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* [[Died in Your Arms Tonight]]: Not in the novel, only the 1932 film. {{spoiler|Lota}} dies in Edward's arms.
* [[Evil Redhead]]: Wells repeatedly mentions the fact that Captain Davis, the drunken, abusive schooner captain, has red hair. Admittedly Davis isn't so much "evil" as he is just a bully, but the repeated mentions of his hair color brings him close to this trope.
* [[Everything's Better Withwith Monkeys]]: Moreau first experimented on a gorilla to produce his first Beast Man. Later on, Prendick meets an Ape Man.
* [[Evilutionary Biologist]]: Moreau seeks to improve animals by making them more and more human, hoping to eventually make one fully human.
* [[Four-Fingered Hands]]: The novel's ape-man is exceedingly proud that he averts this trope, unlike most of the other beastfolk.
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* [[Science Marches On]]: Wells states that the changes to the animals are the result of various surgical techniques. Later adaptations of the work state that genetic engineering is responsible for altering the animals.
* [[Shock Collar]]: In the 1996 film, all Moreau's creations have an implant that induces pain by remote control.
* [[Spared Byby the Adaptation]]: Montgomery in ''Island of Lost Souls''.
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Moreau has hints of this.
* [[Unfazed Everyman]]: Prendick.
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