The Elephant Man

1(A) John Merrick is a monster in the sense that he is a hideous sight, so in the more traditional sense of the word; a hideous creature, then he is. And the mutation had altered his genes so he is a monster in the sense that he has a hideous mutation. But in the more human sense of the word John Merrick is no more a monster than you or I. He has the ability to be socially active, to communicate and to think, and his braind is completely human. He experiences all the same emotions as humans, uses reason as we do, and can communicate through language. Also, he has the ability to create art, as all humans can, which is a skill uniqu to humans.

1(B) A counterclaim to each of these would be the fact that just because he looks hideous, it doesn't mean he is a monster, or because he has a mutation, and that the ability to function in society does not mean he isn't a monster, because their are examples of people that are considered monsters who can function in society; Radavan Keridic for example.

2. John Merrick means that he is not a monster, and that he is one of them; he may be different but he feels just like they do. He knows this because it is his body and his life and he knows how he feels.

3. Dr. Treves means that is he a good man for doing what he has done to Merrick or is what he's done bad. He doesn't know, but can't figure out if what he's done is good or bad and if that makes him good or bad.