The Island of Doctor Moreau, Chapter 5 summary
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In Chapter 5, Prendick begs to stay aboard the schooner or join Montgomery, but the captain demands his removal and Montgomery’s companion refuses him. The crew lowers him into a dinghy without oars or supplies, leaving him weak, helpless, and overwhelmed by despair as both vessels move away.
What happens
- Prendick wakes to shouting and finds the drunken captain overseeing the unloading of animals and goods.
- The captain orders Prendick off the schooner, but Montgomery’s gray-haired companion refuses to take him.
- Prendick appeals unsuccessfully to the men, then waits helplessly while the unloading continues.
- After the launch pushes off, the captain, mate, and a sailor force Prendick toward the stern.
- The crew lowers Prendick into the half-swamped dinghy and cuts it loose without oars or provisions.
- As the schooner departs and the launch approaches shore, Prendick weeps and prays for death.
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