: Stevenson uses the grisly trade to explore themes of moral decay, the "shattering" of a man's conscience, and the chilling realization that scientific progress can sometimes come at a horrific human cost. 3. Science Fiction: Invasion of the Body Snatchers

In the 18th and 19th centuries, "body snatchers" (also known as resurrectionists) were individuals who exhumed recently buried corpses to sell them to medical schools for anatomical dissection.

: The story follows a medical student named Fettes who is tasked with receiving bodies for his professor. He eventually recognizes one of the "donations" as a man named Gray, whom he had seen alive and well just hours before.

The body snatchers: corpse and effect - University of Cambridge

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