Discovering our true Identity
When we enter high school as Freshmen, we are exposed to a variety of social groups and we venture into this social pyramid to discover our position in it. From a jock to a nerd to a normal person, we are classified in this social jungle of cliques, gangs, squads, and crowds. However, we tend to forget we are equal and we employ different forms of discrimination such as racism, sexism, and bullying. As many scientists have stated, we are about 99.9% the same and the 0.01% is what determines our physical qualities, our traits, and everything that makes each person different. So then should we treat each other as equals, even if we have some differences? The Island of Dr. Moreau displays the conflict of discovering …show more content…
Our first encounter with a social group can sometimes be awkward and uncomfortable or it can be pleasant and enjoyable. If we have discovered our position in a social group, we discover this pleasant and enjoyable feeling of connecting with people that have the same interests as us. Furthermore, our high school experience becomes socially enjoyable and you create connections and friendships with your group, clique, gang, squad, or crowd. However, if we encounter a social group in which we feel awkward and uncomfortable with, we tend to criticize and dislike their interests or avoid them as if they were a contagious virus. This is similar to Montgomery and Prendick’s opinions of the humans and the Beast Men. As the story states about Montgomery and Prendick’s opinions, “The men aboard-ship, [Montgomery] told me, seemed at first just as strange …show more content…
This can lead to severe consequences such as violence, revenge, or the victim committing suicide. Evidently, this occurs in high schools as some teenagers, who are either intolerant, ignorant, racist, or bullies, harass innocent victims for their differences such as their social group, their physical differences, or any other differences they loathe. These victims can commit atrocities such as school shootings or suicides. After the atrocities occur, then we come to a realization that we should have respected and tolerated the victim’s differences. When Prendick murders the Leopard Man, he comes to a realization that he had transformed from a human into an animal. As the story states about Prendick’s realization,“It may seem a strange contradiction in me—I cannot explain the fact—but now, seeing the creature there in a perfectly animal attitude, with the light gleaming in its eyes, and its imperfectly human face distorted with terror, I realised again the fact of its humanity” (Wells). Prendick realizes that both the Leopard Man and he had similarities, even if they were obvious differences. As he attempts to figure out his identity while surviving on the island, Prendick is pressured to become either a beast like the Beast Men or remain a human. This encounter with the Leopard Man alters Prendick’s perspective of
When we enter high school as Freshmen, we are exposed to a variety of social groups and we venture into this social pyramid to discover our position in it. From a jock to a nerd to a normal person, we are classified in this social jungle of cliques, gangs, squads, and crowds. However, we tend to forget we are equal and we employ different forms of discrimination such as racism, sexism, and bullying. As many scientists have stated, we are about 99.9% the same and the 0.01% is what determines our physical qualities, our traits, and everything that makes each person different. So then should we treat each other as equals, even if we have some differences? The Island of Dr. Moreau displays the conflict of discovering …show more content…
Our first encounter with a social group can sometimes be awkward and uncomfortable or it can be pleasant and enjoyable. If we have discovered our position in a social group, we discover this pleasant and enjoyable feeling of connecting with people that have the same interests as us. Furthermore, our high school experience becomes socially enjoyable and you create connections and friendships with your group, clique, gang, squad, or crowd. However, if we encounter a social group in which we feel awkward and uncomfortable with, we tend to criticize and dislike their interests or avoid them as if they were a contagious virus. This is similar to Montgomery and Prendick’s opinions of the humans and the Beast Men. As the story states about Montgomery and Prendick’s opinions, “The men aboard-ship, [Montgomery] told me, seemed at first just as strange …show more content…
This can lead to severe consequences such as violence, revenge, or the victim committing suicide. Evidently, this occurs in high schools as some teenagers, who are either intolerant, ignorant, racist, or bullies, harass innocent victims for their differences such as their social group, their physical differences, or any other differences they loathe. These victims can commit atrocities such as school shootings or suicides. After the atrocities occur, then we come to a realization that we should have respected and tolerated the victim’s differences. When Prendick murders the Leopard Man, he comes to a realization that he had transformed from a human into an animal. As the story states about Prendick’s realization,“It may seem a strange contradiction in me—I cannot explain the fact—but now, seeing the creature there in a perfectly animal attitude, with the light gleaming in its eyes, and its imperfectly human face distorted with terror, I realised again the fact of its humanity” (Wells). Prendick realizes that both the Leopard Man and he had similarities, even if they were obvious differences. As he attempts to figure out his identity while surviving on the island, Prendick is pressured to become either a beast like the Beast Men or remain a human. This encounter with the Leopard Man alters Prendick’s perspective of