Chapter 19

Chapter 19

When Treves arrives back at the hospital with John, the only thing that he lets go for is Mothershead when she yells for him. Mothershead grew more gentle towards John and this made him less nervous. Carr-Gomm was glad to see John back but he became fearful when he saw how John's condition had worsened. A little while later, John went to see a play at the theater in Alexandra's private box. He took Treves, Mothershead, and Nora along with him. He very much enjoyed the play and the night all together. After the play, the audience gave John a standing ovation because Mrs. Kendal told them that he was there. Later that night, John sat and thought about the things that had happened to him. He then decided that he would try to sleep on his back although he knew that he should not sleep like that. Soon after, he saw his mother and he knew that she had finally come for him.

I love how they take John out for the night and take him to the theater.
This truly shows how happy John is with his life in London.
I love how Mrs. Kendal has the crowd give him a standing ovation, she is a true friend to John.
I am not too sure how I feel about John's death, I feel like he knew he would be at peace if he died and that his life would never become bad again.
I am glad that he left the world at the happiest time of his life because then he will always be happy.

Chapter 18

Chapter 18

John makes his journey back to London so that he can be reunited with Treves. When he reaches London, he starts a commotion with a boy and other people at the train station. Men corner John in the bathroom and he yells at them then passes out. A policeman then helps John and he gives him a card with Treves' name on it. Another officer is sent to get Treves and when he arrives, he is glad to see John.

I like how the policeman does not degrade John like everyone else and I like how he helps him.
It made when happy to see how happy Treves was to see John at the train station.

Chapter 17

Chapter 17

John is taken on a journey to another circus where he is exhibted as a freak once again. His health starts to worsen and Bytes does everything he can with John in order to make money. After a while of John not being able to perform because of his condition, Bytes puts him in the monkey cage where he is attacked. The friends that John makes at the circus help him to escape Bytes and so does Tony.

I feel that Tony has been somewhat of a friend to John all along because he helps him escape Bytes.
I like that his friends at the circus help him get away because they know he was happier in London.

Chapter 16

Chapter 16

Renshaw rounds up his new group of people to take to see John. He tells the crowd that there is no more room for people until a man pays him money to see him. John is having a great time imagining the life he has created for himself until it is ruined by Renshaw. He and the crowd of people torture John for a long time. After they leave, John decides that he should get some sleep but he is visited by Bytes who steals him back. Treves comes in the next moring and he cannot find John and the porter tells him that he did not see him being taken away. He quickly goes and finds Renshaw but he also tells Treves that he does not know where he is. Mothershead then tells Renshaw that he is fired and Treves tells Carr-Gomm of John's disappearance.

At this point, I really hate Renshaw because he treats John like he is nothing.
I also hate how Bytes thinks he can just steal John back.

Chapter 15

Chapter 15

John was starting to become stronger and he did not need much help medically. He and Treves talked about the books he has read. They read a poem together and then John asks if Treves will be able to cure him and he tells him that he will not be able to. Nora then comes in with more supplies for John to work on his cardboard cathedral and he and Treves talk about it. John then tells Treves that he would like a dressing case and he tells him that he will try his best to get it for him. He tells his wife about it and she says that she will get the case for him. Carr-Gomm receives a lettter that no one is to know about and when the committe members arrive once again, he brings up the subject of John staying. The members become angry and they start to argure about it when all of a sudden the door opens and Princess Alexandra walks in. She then convinces the committee that he must stay there and they agree with her. Carr-Gomm and Treves then tell John the good news and he is super happy.

I love Alexandra sticks up for John and changes the committees mind.
John deserves a place to live and she gives that to him.
I also like how Carr-Gomm had everything set up, it shows that he is sneaky.

Chapter 14

Chapter 14

An article about Mrs. Kendal was put into a magazine that many important women read. This caused more and more people to come and visit John. Mothershead was unsure if these people came to see John or if they were there to make themselves look better. Treves likes that John is starting to open up towards other people. When Mothershead tells him her thoughts, he starts to think that he is just like Bytes. When he goes home and tells his wife this, she tells him that he is not like him. She explains that he has helped John more than anything.

I understand why Mothershead feels the way she does because it seems as though the people are only using John.

"Am I a good man or am I a bad man?" Treves asks his wife this because he feels as though he is turning into another Bytes, but she knows that John admires him.

Chapter 13

Chapter 13

Treves and Carr-Gomm talk about John's mother but they both are unsure what to think about her. Nora is fulfulling her duties for the day when she notices that John is making a cardboard cathedral and they start to talk about it. John realizes that Nora is a beautiful woman and after she leaves, he hopes she comes back so that he can see her again. Later in the day, Mrs. Kendal comes to meet John and she gives him a signed picture of herself and he puts it next to the picture of his mother. They talk about the theater and then they read Shakespeare together.

"Why, Mr. Merrick," she said in a soft voice so that only he could hear, "you're not an Elephant Man at all..."
"Oh-no?"
"Oh no, no-you are Romeo." When Mrs. Kendal says this, it shows that someone finally sees John as a man other than the elephant man.

I think Mrs.Kendal is amazing for how she treats John.