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Gothic Monsters- The Litany of Fear in H.G. Wells’ The Island of Doctor Moreau
The Freehold ^ | September 13, 2012 | Jonathan David Baird

Posted on 09/14/2012 11:00:33 AM PDT by EveningStar

H.G. Wells may be known as one of the first writers of science fiction but his novel The Island of Doctor Moreau is one of the first modern horror stories and hits upon four of the greatest fears of the Victorian age. His work does this in such a subtle and inventive way that we may need to reevaluate Wells and name him one of the modern fathers of horror fiction as well. The four fears that Wells so intricately weaves into his story are the fear of science, the fear of internal corruption, the fear of reverse colonization, and the fear of social isolation. These four themes run throughout Victorian Gothic literature but few utilize all of these in one story.

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TOPICS: Books/Literature; Government; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: fears; gothic; hgwells; horror; islandofdoctormoreau; jonathandavidbaird; literature; thefreehold; victorian

1 posted on 09/14/2012 11:00:36 AM PDT by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

The fear of reverse colonization was well founded!


2 posted on 09/14/2012 11:13:14 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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