CHARACTER TRAITS ELEPHANT MAN

The Elephant Man
Character &
Characteristic

Character Traits of Joseph Merrick

He is called the Elephant Man because of his physical deformities. He
is nice, a bit quiet and creative.

Example Evidences Character traits

Merrick enjoys the Merrick takes a train to spend 6 weeks at grateful
nature in the the countryside. During his stay there, he
country. enjoys the nature. He listens to the bird

sing, watches the fish swims, makes
friends with a dog and picks some pretty

flowers to put in his room.

Character Traits of Dr. Frederick Treves

He is a doctor at the London Hospital. He cares for the welfare of
Merrick and feels the loss when he found out Merrick's death.

Examples Evidences Character Traits

Dr. Treves helps Dr. Treves is a doctor at the hospital. He pays 12 pence Kind/helpfull/caring/l
Merrick to see Merrick. After that, he brings Merrick to the oving
hospital to examine him.

Dr. Treves finds a way to help Merrick get a home at the
hospital by telling Mr.Gomm about it.

During Merrick’s stay at the hospital, Dr. Treves visits
him everyday and talks to him so he will not feel lonely.

Character Traits of F. C. Carr Gomm

He is the Chairman of the London Hospital and makes it
possible for Merrick to have a home in the hospital.

Examples Evidences Character
Traits
Mr. Gomm helps
Merrick Mr Gomm writes to The Times Kind/caring/
newspaper and asks for the public to loving
help Merrick to stay in the hospital. He
gets £50,000 in a week and Merrick can
now have a home at the hospital.

Character Traits of Queen Alexandra

Her Majesty makes many visits to Merrick and sends
him a Christmas card and present.

Examples Evidences Character Traits

Merrick starts becomes Merrick becomes friends with her Kind/grateful/caring/
friends with the Queen. Majesty, Queen Alexandra. They loving
talk about books. Her Majesty even

sends him Christmas card and
present. After that Merrick writes a
letter to Queen Alexandra to thank

her.

Character Traits of A Young Lady

She is a friend of Dr Treves who extends a hand of
friendship to Merick.

Examples Evidences Character Traits

Merrick starts making Dr. Treves introduces a Kind/Caring/Loving
friends beautiful young lady to
Merrick and she gives
him some books on their

second meeting.

Character Traits of Simon Silcock

He is the shopkeeper who treats Merrick as a
means of earning money.

Examples Evidences Character Traits

Silcock takes Silcock treats Merrick poorly and uses Selfish/disrespectful
advantage of him to make money in London.
Merrick
Silcock takes Merrick to Belgium
where many people want to see him.
He takes away the £50 that Merrick
has saved and abandons him alone in
Belgium. Merrick finds his way back to

London and is later found by the
police.

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