In 1896 H. G. Wells had the first edition of “ The Island of Dr. Moreau” published. The book took place primarily on an island in the Pacific Ocean. On this island Dr. Moreau and his assistant ( Montgomery) performed dangerous, secret experiments on humans and animals. When Wells wrote this he knew nothing about DNA, cloning, or chromosomes but he did use his scientific imagination. Wells realized that society was beginning to rely on science too much …showed first 75 words of 632 total…

…showed last 75 words of 632 total…that it has to be watched very closely. In this case of “ The Island of Dr. Moreau “ we saw that science got out of hand and that it was not watched closely at all. It serves as a good example to the world today because of our constant intrigue into science. Wells was a good writer and this book shows that his imagination is never controlled by the limits that society puts on its culture.