Attributable to Dr. Moreau’s misinterpretation of humanity, the Beast People slowly degrade as Moreau’s cruel behaviour and agonizing experiments continuously torment their minds and bodies. To start, Dr. Moreau’s cruel enforcement of his Law psychologically impacts the Beast Men. When Prendick discovers the Leopard Man who is caught going on all fours, the Beast dashes away as the thoughts of his punishment for violating the Law, leaves him unsettled with a need to flee his incurring doom. As Prendick approaches the beast he asks, “Who are you?” And …show more content…
The Beast Folk describe ‘sucking the blood’ as a faint memory of what occurred in their past but, now it is only something they crave beyond reach. Moreau’s repeated Law and punishment through vivisection to control their natural instincts turn the Beasts into mindless individuals. Consequently, as Moreau gains further control over the Beasts, his cruelty leads to their loss of identity. As a final point, when Prendick ventures into the House of Pain, he witnesses Moreau’s physical alteration of one of the Beasts. Hearing screams of anguish, Prendick tears open the door to see “something bound painfully upon a framework, scarred, red, and bandaged. And then blotting this out appeared the face of old Moreau, white and terrible” (78). The House of Pain reflects Moreau’s obsession to create the perfect form of life by vivisecting animals. The humans-like screams of the Beast demonstrates its immerse suffering. This process of becoming a new creature, one that is closer to Moreau’s ideal specimen, illustrates the strenuous transformation the Beast endures. On the other hand, the House of Pain is social punishment for the Beast Folk and if the law is seen as religious, then the House of Pain is their hell. The sickening