The Island of Dr. Moreau - Summary
When Moreau and Montgomery catch Prendick, Moreau tries to justify his actions of ‘playing God’ and Prendick is placated for the moment. Then Moreau sees evidence of the beast-men breaking the Law and calls a meeting to punish the culprit. When they confront the Leopard-man, Prendick kills it instead of letting Moreau experiment on it again. Then, one day, the puma Moreau was currently working on escapes and kills Moreau with its fetters when he attempts to recapture it. After realizing that the humans were not invincible, the beast-men decide to kill Montgomery when he’s drunk and vulnerable. Prendick attempts to maintain the illusion of a god to survive and befriends a dog-man to protect him. He sees the men slowly begin to revert to their original animal forms. Long after the deaths of Moreau and Montgomery, a boat with dead men in it washes up on shore. Prendick drifts in the ocean until a ship finds him and brings him back to London. He physically recovers but continues to be haunted by his time on the island and can’t handle the noise, people, and overall environment of the city. He doesn’t feel human anymore and lives the rest of his life trying to find peace with the “animal within” (Wells 115).