1st Hour Jurassic Park (Spring 2022): 4th Iteration

Characters

Hammond: money driven, preservation of pride, attention driven, the "spectacle," desire for childlike wonderment, tantrums.

Wu: Scientific notoriety/power

Regis: Self-preservation (abandoning the children)

T-Rex Attack: bonding Grant and the kids

Malcolm: correct in pessimism

Errors/Issues

Compartmentalized Knowledge (Nedry)- consultants sworn to secrecy.

Genetic Experimentation Issues: Reproduction of Dinosaurs (eggs evidence of breeding), Escaped Dinosaurs (raptors on boat), Security system connected to main power, Tracking/counting system (limited motion sensor).

Themes

"Real Dinosaurs"

Safety and value of human life (kids)

Child-like point of view (do people believe children?

Does the end justify the means or the means justify the ends?

Dangers of Technology/Pursuit of Wealth/Interfering with Nature/

Modern nature comparison to ancient comparison (foreshadowing)

Structure of Novel

Control Chapters/Generally Loss of Control

Iteration Pages: quotes and iteration drawings

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