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Ashley Montagu tells John Merrick’s unusual story in the book that studies human dignity, The . The , an intriguing book that captures the heart of the spirit, is the story of a simple, yet unfortunate, man. It causes one to think about ....

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... John Merrick. Everywhere he went screams of horror and looks of disgust greeted him. As a young child, his mother passed away leaving him a homeless orphan. So, because of his hideous looks, being displayed as half-man and half-elephant at a freak-show became normal. His life consisted of torment and torture for the next twenty years of his life, until Sir Frederick Treeves asked him to come and be studied at the London hospital. Soon, Treeves arranged with the head of the hospital for Merrick to live in an extra room at the hospital. After twenty years of loneliness and disrespect, John Merrick finally had a place to call home ...