Island Of Dr Moreau Literary Analysis

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In many novels, including The Island of Dr. Moreau, when writing about monsters talk more about the physical features rather than the monster's actions. Upon the subject of monsters, the description is always the first thing that comes up then, of course, the actions, yet the actions made by the monsters are due to the fact that they have not been domesticated. That being said, when a human who has been raised in society acts out, what is their excuse?

Monsters like Frankenstein, Godzilla and even the monsters created on Dr. Moreau's island are all portrayed as evil and weird the minute they are introduced in the books. In the novel, The Island of Dr. Moreau, Prendrick encounters the beast people and his first thoughts were, “My one idea
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