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The Elephant Man, directed by David Lynch is a film based on a true story about a man who is tortured by society due to his appearance. John Merrick, played by John Hurt, is a man diagnosed with an incurable disease, causing huge tumors and lumps throughout his body, especially his face. Due to his monstrous appearance, he is placed in a circus as merely a freak-show, where he is given the name, “The Elephant Man. ... Treves’ passion and kindness, John Merrick dies knowing that he is John Merrick, and not just “The Elephant Man.”
Merrick always had the potential to realize that he was a man and not an animal. ... Even so, Treves goes on to assist Merrick to learn that he is a man, and not merely an “elephant man.
Approximate Word count = 620
Approximate Pages = 2.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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