Across literature, the term "vivisection" takes on a range of meanings—from its literal reference to the dissection of living organisms to a metaphor for deep intellectual or moral scrutiny. In H. G. Wells’ works, for instance, vivisection appears as a literal procedure that blurs the lines between human and animal, as seen in the transformation of creatures into “humanised animals” and even raising the unsettling possibility of human vivisection [1][2][3][4]. Meanwhile, in other texts the word shifts its focus to ethical or metaphorical realms: Dracula employs it to underscore the controversial nature of scientific progress [5], and in philosophical treatises by Nietzsche and Schopenhauer, vivisection is used metaphorically—either as a dissecting analysis of human conscience and morality [6][7] or as a subject of ethical debate [8][9]. Paramahansa Yogananda further broadens the concept by introducing ideas such as "verbal vivisection" and even speculating on vivisection beyond animals to include plants [10][11]. This diversity in usage illustrates how vivisection has evolved from a clinical practice to a powerful symbol for dissecting and examining the essence of life, ethics, and thought across different literary landscapes.