Stegosaurus

Stegosaurus is my favorite dinosaur. Although they were weak in the intelligence (even though it had two brains) area, they were awesome in strength and defense. They were herbivorous and stayed strictly to "vegies" (they would have no problem being a vegan). Averaging 2.5 tons, 30 ft long and 14 ft tall, they were huge. They lived in the late Jurassic period. If i were ever to be dinosaur it would definitely be a Stegosaurus. Although I love the stegosaurus, i don't believe it should be reproduced in todays world. Dinosaurs were once dominate so it wouldn't be a good idea to bring them in a homosapien dominate world.

Themes of Jurassic Park

1. Morals vs Science
2. If we could create dinosaurs.
3. The dangers of rapidly advancing technology.
4. relationship of dinosaurs and birds

Tile of Jurassic park

The tile of Jurassic Park is misleading. The most of the dinosaurs in the book are actually from the Cretaceous Period.

Ending Scene of Jurassic

Helicopters scare off the raptors and Muldoon informs them that Hammond and Malcolm is dead. Its significants because of the irony of the deaths.

Symbols in Jurassic Park

Hupia: in the Taino culture they are evil spirits (that take form of a faceless person) that are believed to live on offshore islands and kidnap children.

Opening Scene in Jurassic Park

On a family vacation to a remote island, the daughter ventures off and finds a standing large lizard and draws it. After drawing it the lizard bites her. She has an allergic reaction and is taken to the hospital. When they arrive now one has any idea what kind of lizard it is.

Setting and Significance of Jurassic Park

On the island Isla Nublar off the coast of Costa Rica. The island is remote and hidden so there is no discovery.

Characters in Jurassic Park

1. role in story 2. significance 3. adjectives

Dr. Grant

1. paleontologist, protagonist
2. brought to island as advisor
3. athletic, down to earth, takes pride

Hammond

1. Park owner
2. owner of bioengineering firm InGen, and a well-known naturalist and dinosaur fanatic
3. born-again naturalist

Dr. Scattler

1. paleobotanist
2. partner of Dr. Grant's fossil work
3. tenacious, strong-willed, smart

Tim

1. 11 year old , who retells most of the dinosaur attacks
2. John Hammond's grandson
3. smart, witty, willing to learn

Lex

1. Tim's younger sister
2. John Hammond's granddaughter
3. empathic

Gennaro

1. Head of InGen's account with law firm
2. will decide whether the park should open or not
3. nervous

Dr. Henery Wu

1. prospers the clones
2. creates the dinosaurs
3. not concerned about the donosaurs

Ian Malcom

1. mathemitition
2. gives an ominous prediction of the parks future
3. strange

Nedry

1. parks computer technician
2. tries to steel embryos, antagonist
3. obese, lazy

Authors style in Jurassic Park

Crichton switches from third person omniscient to third person limited giving his writing staccato qualities. He changes attention to certain characters to create tension.

Memorable Quotes From Jurassic Park

Chapter: Stegosaurus

Quote:"Life breaks free life expands to new territories. Painfully perhaps even dangerously, but life finds a way"

Significance: Life isn't something you can tame. No matter how hard you try life will always evolve to be free.

Chapter: Tyrannosaurus

Quote: "Raptors are smart, very smart,"

Significance: Foreshadows the fact that the raptors begin to out smart the humans.

Chapter: Big Rex

Quote: "look at them...leaning out of the windows so eager. They can't wait to see it. They have come for danger"

Significance: He becomes less nice and begins to want to stop the dinosaurs.

Chapter:Bungalow

Quote: " Hammond! face the damn fact nothing is going to stop her."

Significance: Hammond must realize that they must survive not the dinosaurs.

Chapter:Isla Nublar

Quote: "There is a problem with that island. It is accident waiting to happen"

Significance: Foreshadows the later dangers the characters face.

Plot of Jurassic Park

Conflict: Hammond doesn't want to close the park even though an obvious danger in keeping it open.

Rising Action: Nedry corrupt the computer network and stops the security systems and tour cars

Complication: dinosaurs escape and begin attacking them in the park

Climax: The T-rex attacks the land rover with Tim and Lex still in it.

Falling Action: Grant and the kids go to the park, Arnold restores the network

Resolution:

Characteristic of the Genre

Science Fiction is often based on scientific principals and technology. It also usually makes predictions about life in the future.

Events Surrounding Jurassic Park

1. There was an earthquake in 1990. (click here to read article)
2. Aids Pandemic
3. Flood emergency Aug 1990

Bio on Author

Michael Crichton was born in Chicago in 1942. He graduated summa cum laude from Harvard University. His novels include the Andromeda Strain, The Great Train Robber, Congo, Jurassic Park, and The Lost World.

Novel Information

Title:Jurassic Park

Author: Michael Crichton

Date of Publication: 1990

Genre: Science Fiction