The Translation of “The Elephant Man”: Exploring the Trends and Perspectives

Abstract

This paper highlights the translation of Tim Vicary’s book, The Elephant Man, into the Arabic language. The Elephant Man is a wonderful but tragic story, based on real life events, about an unfortunate but noble man named Joseph Merrick. That is, Merrick had significant physical deformities, which made many recoils in horror when first seeing him. At the same time, however, Merrick was also an intelligent and caring man, with a depth and humanity that was readily recognizable to those who took the time to get to know him. Merrick’s life history is thus an important reminder that you should not judge someone by their appearance, but instead by the content of their character.