Examples Evidences

Dr. Treves is a doctor at the

hospital. He pays 12 pence to
see Merrick. After that, he brings Character traits
Merrick to the hospital to Kind/helpfull/caring/loving
examine him.

Message/Moral values
Dr. Treves finds a way to
1. Dr. Treves help Merrick get a home at the We should be kind.
helps Merrick hospital by telling Mr.Gomm
We should be helpful.
about it.
We should be loving and caring

During Merricks stay at the

hospital, Dr. Treves visits him Themes
everyday and talks to him so he Kindnesss/love and care
will not feel lonely.

Character traits
Kind/caring/ loving

Mr Gomm writes to The Times Message/Moral values

newspaper and asks for the We should be kind
2. Mr. Gomm helps public to help Merrick to stay in
Merrick the hospital. He gets 50,000 in We should be caring
a week and Merrick can now We should be loving
have a home at the hospital.

Themes
Kindness/love and care

Dr. Treves introduces a Character traits

beautiful young lady to Merrick Kind/grateful/caring/loving
and she gives him some books
3. Merrick starts on their second meeting.
making friends Message/Moral values
and becomes We should be kind.
friends with the Merrick also becomes
Queen. friends with her Majesty, Queen We should be grateful.
Alexandra. They talk about
We should be loving and caring.
books. Her Majesty even sends
him Christmas card and present.
 After that Merrick writes a letter Themes
to Queen Alexandra to thank her.
Kindness/gratefulness/love and care

Character traits
Kind/grateful/loving/caring

Mrs. Kendal and three nurses

help Merrick to watch his first Message/Moral values
play at the theatre without
We should be kind.
4. Merrick goes to anybody seeing him. Merrick
watch the play enjoys the show very much as he We should be grateful.
laughs and tries to sing like the
We should be loving and caring
children.

Themes
Kindness/love and care

Silcock treats Merrick poorly Character traits

and uses him to make money in Selfish/disrespectful
London.

Message/Moral values
Silcock takes Merrick to
5. Silcock takes
Belgium where many people We should not be selfish.
advantage of
want to see him. He takes away
Merrick We should respect everyone.
the 50 that Merrick has saved
and abandons him alone in We should be kind to everyone.
Belgium. Merrick finds his way Theme
back to London and is later found
by the police. Selfishness

Character trait
Some people laugh at Merrick Disrespectful
because he is ugly. One day, a
6. A nurse is new nurse goes to his room and
scared of Merrick sees him there. The nurse Message/Moral values
because he is screams and runs out of the
We should respect everyone.
ugly. room. This makes Merrick sad
and it is not the first time such
thing has happened to Merrick. Theme
 Prejudice

Character traits
grateful
Merrick takes a train to spend 6
weeks at the countryside. During
his stay there, he enjoys the Message/Moral values
7. Merrick enjoys
nature. He listens to the bird We should be grateful for the
the nature in the
sing, watches the fish swim, beautiful nature around us.
country.
makes friends with a dog and
pick some pretty flowers to put in
his room. Theme
Love for the nature.

Character Traits/Moral Values/Themes

Plot
Synopsis

Dr. Frederick Treves is a doctor at the London Hospital. One day, he stops in
front of a shop and sees a picture of a horrible creature. He wants to meet the
creature. So he pays 12 pence to see Joseph Merrick, a very ugly man with an
huge head. Merrick has an ugly body and he cannot walk properly. Dr. Treves
wants to have an appointment with Merrick at the hospital to examine his
condition. He makes the arrangement with Silcock. So, on the next day, Dr.
Treves brings Merrick to the hospital by cab but there is nothing Dr. Treves can
do to help him with his condition. He gives Merrick a name card before he
sends him back. However, when Dr. Treves goes to find them again on the next
day, they are not there anymore.

Two years later, some policemen bring Merrick to the hospital to see Dr.
Treves. Silcock has taken his 50 and left him in Belgium alone. He finds his
way back to London. He is dirty and tired. Dr. Treves asks for help from the
Hospital Chairman Mr. Gomm. Mr.Gomm writes a letter to the editor of The
Times newspaper. In his letter, he explains about how Silcock has taken
Merrick to Belgium but has later stolen all his money and has left him in
Belgium. When Merrick gets back to London he is caught by the police. The
police finds the name card and brings him to Dr. Treves. He needs a place to
stay but he is not ill to stay in the hospital. He also cannot go out because he is
very ugly and people are afraid to see him. The hospital can give him a room
but they need some money to do that. Mr. Gomm hopes that the readers will
help Merrick. The readers are kind and they have donated 50,000 to help
Merrick to stay in the hospital. Merrick can now stay in the hospital for the rest
of his life.
One day a new nurse sees Merrick and she is so afraid that she screams and
runs out from the room. Merrick tells Dr. Treves that he knows he cannot stay
at the hospital for long and that he wants to move to a lighthouse or a home
for blind people so people will not be able to see. Dr. Treves tells Merrick
about the donation and Merrick is once again a happy man.
He goes on to meet interesting people like Dr. Treves lady friend and her
Majesty, Queen Alexandra, the Queen of England. He even becomes friends
with the queen and receives Christmas present from her. He also sends her
letter. Merrick also goes to watch a play at the theatre and even travel to the
country and stays six weeks there during summer. He enjoys the nature at the
countryside.
However, in April 1890, Merrick dies because his head falls on the ground
when he tries to sleep on his back. His head is too heavy that he dies on the
spot. Mr. Gomm writes to The Times again to explain Merricks death and how
happy he has been. He thanks the readers for the kindness and tells the
readers that the remaining money will be donated to the hospital.