Anthropodenial and the Human/Animal Divide in The Island of Dr. Moreau

Author Information

Kimiko Clark

Abstract/Description

Animal experimentation, also called vivisection, has been a controversial conversation topic in both the scientific world and the animal rights activism world. While one of the main arguments regarding animal experimentation is whether or not animals have the right to bodily autonomy, a lesser discussed topic within the realm of animal experimentation is what it reveals about humans. From Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution to current scientists expanding knowledge about animal bodies, the line separating humans and animals has been blurred.

Note on the Author

KIMIKO CLARK is a 2024 graduate of Bridgewater State University. She received a Bachelor of Arts in English with a concentration in creative writing. She also had a minor in women’s, gender, and sexuality studies. This essay was written as a final essay for Dr. Kimberly Davis's (English) senior seminar on animals in literature in the Fall of 2023. She does not know what she wants to do after graduation, but she hopes to explore professions in publishing and editing, as well as creative writing.

Recommended Citation

Clark, Kimiko (2024). Anthropodenial and the Human/Animal Divide in The Island of Dr. Moreau. Undergraduate Review, 18, 156-161.
Available at: https://vc.bridgew.edu/undergrad_rev/vol18/iss1/17

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