Hegemoni in H.G. Wells' The Island of Doctor Moreau

Abstract

Hegemony is poitical leadership based on consent of subordinate class getting ruled of ruling class. This become a theme of This novel, Island of Doctor Moreau.Moreau has an ambition to changes animals into human beings with vivisection and makes them to behave like humans with the help of hegemony. This thesis analyzed on how Moreau or the ruling class runs hegemony on the island using Gramsci's hegemony theory, so we can know how Moreau influences the Beast folks to behave like humans. Beside, we can know about the writer point of view about vivisection in nineteenth century. This thesis use qualitative method. Moreau influences the Beast Folks that animalistic behavior is bad with some rules that he made He also gives them punishment if they break the rules. The beast folks admires Moreau as their leader and they even praise him like their God. After the death of Moreau, the beast folks lost a leader figure so there is no one to give them punishment. This makes them to behave out of control, even the remaining ruling class that has less influence than Moreau cannot stop them. at the end the hegemony on the island collapse.Wells wrote this novel when vivisection caused controversy in nineteenth century. Wells tells his view about his dilemma about how he thinks vivisection is cruel but it is really useful for science.