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The Hyena-Swine is the most powerful and fearsome of the Beast Folk, and with the Leopard Man, swiftly regresses back into an animal. With the death of Moreau, the Hyena-Swine understands that there is no more society, no more masters, and no more whips, becoming a fearsome predator and the greatest threat to Prendick. After the Hyena-Swine kills the Dog Man, Prendick shoots it dead.
The Hyena-Swine Quotes in The Island of Dr. Moreau
The The Island of Dr. Moreau quotes below are all either spoken by The Hyena-Swine or refer to The Hyena-Swine. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 20 Quotes
I was perhaps a dozen seconds collecting myself. Then I cried, “Salute! Bow down!”
[The Hyena-Swine’s] teeth flashed upon me in a snarl. “Who are you, that I should…”
Perhaps a little too spasmodically, I drew my revolver, aimed, and quickly fired…[and] knew I had missed.
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Montgomery has just died on the beach and a trio of Beast Folk have submitted to Prendick, indicating that for the moment, he still holds some level of authority. The Hyena-Swine then emerges from the forest and accosts him. Prendick intuits that the Hyena-Swine is his greatest threat of all the Beast Folk, not only because is the most fearsome, but because the Hyena-Swine has always indicated a defiance of the Law. In a sense, the Hyena-Swine is the first nihilist among the Beast Folk, immediately embracing the fact that Moreau, as the god-figure that held the Law together, is Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa.
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The Hyena-Swine Character Timeline in The Island of Dr. Moreau
The timeline below shows where the character The Hyena-Swine appears in The Island of Dr. Moreau. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 15: Concerning the Beast Folk
...Beast Folk are the Leopard Man, who had chased Prendick on the beach, and the Hyena-Swine, a dreadful and powerful combination of the two creatures. M’ling is the only Beast Folk...
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Chapter 16: How the Beast Folk Tasted Blood
...The beasts, already excited, seem on the verge of revolution, and Prendick thinks that the Hyena-Swine is about to join the attack. However, the fire of Moreau’s pistol sets the whole...
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...it is captured. Prendick draws his revolver and shoots the beast between the eyes. The Hyena-Swine, seeing this, pounces upon the Leopard Man and buries its fangs in the neck of...
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Chapter 20: Alone with the Beast Folk
The Hyena-Swine emerges also, immediately challenging Prendick’s authority. Prendick resolves that he will kill the Hyena-Swine the...
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Chapter 21: The Reversion of the Beast Folk
...becomes dependent on one’s ability to fight and kill, and thus Prendick has protection. The Hyena-Swine still lives, but seems to avoid Prendick and the Dog Man.
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...like the others, approaches him. Prendick follows him into the forest where he finds the Hyena-Swine eating the corpse of the Dog Man. The beast leaps at Prendick and knocks him...
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...be attacked again, as many of the Beast Folk have regressed as far as the Hyena-Swine had. Though there are only twenty or so Beast Folk left, most have made dens...
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