Island of the Fishmen story
It is the year 1891 and a once-famed biologist, has discovered a way to transform humans into amphibious creatures and controls their every move.
13 total · 5 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| black magic | major | The natives on the island practiced voodoo. |
| father and daughter | major | Professor Ernest Marvin and his daughter Amanda Marvin. |
| fish-like being | major | Humanoid fish-like creatures were attacking people. |
| greed for riches | major | Edmond Rackham hatched a devious plot to get his hand on the treasures of Atlantis. |
| species transmutation | major | Professor Ernest Marvin, a once-famed biologist, had discovered a way to transform humans into amphibious creatures and controlled their every move. Indeed, we saw Jose transformed into a fishman. Moreover, Claude deduced that Ernest Marvin had transformed the original inhabitants of the island into fishmen, too. |
| Atlantis | minor | Edmond Rackham showed Clause the ruins of Atlantis on a deep sea dive in a sort of diving bell. |
| fear | minor | AThe film opening with a woman running around shrieking in terror with fishmen were after her. She was not the only one either. |
| human overpopulation | minor | Professor Ernest Marvin was motivated by a desire to transform humans into fishmen so that people could live in the sea. This he saw as a solution to the problem of overpopulation. |
| misanthropy | minor | Edmond Rackham secluded himself on an uncharted volcanic island to get away from man and his laws. He was accused by being a misanthrope by Claude. |
| overpopulated world | minor | Professor Ernest Marvin spoke about the Earth one day becoming overpopulated, and he was transforming humans into fishmen in preparation for that inevitability. |