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Bookmark or Share- The Elephant Man Teaching Guide - eNotes.comA key theme of this play is the conflict between humanity and science. Treves cannot provide Merrick with a cure or treatment, yet he keeps him confined in a hospital environment. Treves views ...
- The Elephant Man Summary - eNotes.comLord John and Treves have a conversation with undisclosed details, but it seems John might be a swindler. Merrick overhears and becomes anxious about potentially losing his home at the hospital if ...
- The Elephant Man Themes - eNotes.comMerrick discovers comfort in his art. In the solitude of his hospital room, he starts sketching St. Phillip’s. He sees a beauty in his artwork that he feels is missing from his own life. Despite ...
- The Elephant Man Characters - eNotes.comJohn Merrick. Merrick suffers from Proteus Syndrome, which causes large, bulbous growths on his skull. He explains his nickname, ‘‘ The Elephant Man,’’ by telling Treves that his beautiful ...
- The Elephant Man Analysis - eNotes.comThe Play. The Elephant Man depicts the difficult life of Joseph “John” Carey Merrick, a real person who lived from 1862 to 1890. Because of his extreme bodily and facial deformities, he was ...
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