Question of the ethics of scientific experimentation and its limits; this could an inquiry of what separates out the human from the animal; this could be a discussion of fetishizing or privileging of intelligence over moral responsibility or other emotional or sociable traits; or any other such large theme shared in the two texts mentioned above.

 

Reflective Analysis Essay

 

 

 

I want you to reflect on a serious theme invoked by 2 works which are “The Island of Dr. Moreau” and “Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Bohemia”

 

 

 

This could be a question of the ethics of scientific experimentation and its  limits; this could an inquiry of what separates out the human from the animal; this could be a discussion of fetishizing or privileging of intelligence over moral responsibility or other emotional or sociable traits; or any other such large theme shared in the two texts mentioned above.

 

 

 

What is required is:

 

 

 

• A clearly stated theme or problem to explore from the texts

 

• A clearly stated thesis (opinion)

 

• Sustained analysis of events or language from the two texts  as your primary evidence,

 

• At least two substantive quotations from each text with analysis explaining how you understand that quote

 

• At least one piece of external evidence to support you idea

 

1200 Words

 

 

 

 

 

And here are the two text that you need to read in order to write this essay:

 

 

 

1- Wells, H. G., and Steven Grant. The Island of Dr. Moreau. Classics Illustrated,Vol. 12: Papercutz, 2012. Print.

 

 

 

PDF for the text:  http://www.gutenberg.org/files/159/159-h/159-h.htm

 

 

 

2- Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir. Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Bohemia, 1991.

 

 

 

 

 

PDF for the text:  https://sherlock-holm.es/stories/pdf/a4/1-sided/scan.pdf