Dr Treves The Elephant Man
Jenna Spica-Cruz
Mr. Doby
Modern Lit
10/27/14
The Elephant Man
Write a character analysis of John Merrick. Don’t worry about his obvious physical deformities; instead, focus on items such as his character, his self-esteem, his beliefs and if identity.
Besides all of John Merricks physical deformities he had a very unique character. He wasn’t like how most people would be if they had to go thru the same things he went thru or even just looking like him. When you first meet John Merrick he seems kinda odd because he didn’t talk, but when he finally starts to open up to Dr.Treves you start to see a whole new side to him. He really begins to show everyone how intelligent he really is when he started to recite Psalm 23. He has such …show more content…
Treves more than it is about John Merrick because the whole story is not about Merrick’s life before Dr. Treves, it’s all about the research that Dr. Treves is doing on why and how he looks the way he does. Yes, it shows how badly taken care of Merrick was by Mr. Bytes but thats not the story's main focus. The stories main focus was if Dr. Treves could help the Elephant Man, which he did not really physically, but mentally. The character the really interests me the most would be of course the Elephant Man. I’m just as curious as Dr.Treves is on why he looks the way he does. for example did his condition got worse in age or if it was always bad. Although on a much more deeper level I have so much curiosity for his personality. All his life he has been judged, laughed at, beaten and had people scream in his face as if he was a monster but he still managed to tell Dr. Treves that every minute of every day he was always happy. He had a huge impact on me because if he can go on living everyday and be happy even under all the depressing circumstances then theres no reason why anyone else can’t. He could have gave up but he instead he looked at the better things in life and was always hopeful. While watching the movie he even gave me hope as
Mr. Doby
Modern Lit
10/27/14
The Elephant Man
Write a character analysis of John Merrick. Don’t worry about his obvious physical deformities; instead, focus on items such as his character, his self-esteem, his beliefs and if identity.
Besides all of John Merricks physical deformities he had a very unique character. He wasn’t like how most people would be if they had to go thru the same things he went thru or even just looking like him. When you first meet John Merrick he seems kinda odd because he didn’t talk, but when he finally starts to open up to Dr.Treves you start to see a whole new side to him. He really begins to show everyone how intelligent he really is when he started to recite Psalm 23. He has such …show more content…
Treves more than it is about John Merrick because the whole story is not about Merrick’s life before Dr. Treves, it’s all about the research that Dr. Treves is doing on why and how he looks the way he does. Yes, it shows how badly taken care of Merrick was by Mr. Bytes but thats not the story's main focus. The stories main focus was if Dr. Treves could help the Elephant Man, which he did not really physically, but mentally. The character the really interests me the most would be of course the Elephant Man. I’m just as curious as Dr.Treves is on why he looks the way he does. for example did his condition got worse in age or if it was always bad. Although on a much more deeper level I have so much curiosity for his personality. All his life he has been judged, laughed at, beaten and had people scream in his face as if he was a monster but he still managed to tell Dr. Treves that every minute of every day he was always happy. He had a huge impact on me because if he can go on living everyday and be happy even under all the depressing circumstances then theres no reason why anyone else can’t. He could have gave up but he instead he looked at the better things in life and was always hopeful. While watching the movie he even gave me hope as