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The elephant man

Tim Vicary

Watch and Listen


Watch the Elephant Man Movie Trailer. Is it similar to the events you read about in the book? Listen to the trailer and answer true or false.


True or false?

T         F

    In the film the elephant man's name is John Merrick, not Joseph Merrick.

    Dr Treves had never seen such a badly deformed man.

    John Merrick is 31 years-old when Dr. Treves brings him to the hospital.

    The elephant man's condition is curable.

    The hospital is happy to accept a patient like the elephant man.



What does Merrick say at the end?


I not an , I am a being.