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Crichton’s Jurassic Park: Chapter 22 “Control” (2 of 11) (Pages 146 – 155)
This is the 2nd of what will be eleven ‘chapters’ under the title of ‘Control’ – the first was just two chapters earlier (Chapter 20). Repetition is a key part of persuasion, and Crichton understands that he must persuade the … Continue reading
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Crichton’s Jurassic Park: Chapter 21 “Version 4.4” (Pages 140 – 146)
These aren’t real dinosaurs – we know that through Crichton’s detailed explanation of how they were made technically feasible. We’ve looked at old DNA that has deteriorated, we’ve patched that DNA with other animals – frogs, birds, and reptiles, and … Continue reading
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Crichton’s Jurassic Park: Chapter 20 “Control [1/11]” (Pages 129 – 140)
Crichton doesn’t formally call his chapters ‘chapters’ in the same way he calls his ‘sections’ ‘iterations’ – Chapter 20 is the first of eleven chapters that have the word ‘Control’ as the title, ten of them have the title solely … Continue reading
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Crichton’s Jurassic Park: Chapter 19 “The Tour” (Pages 108 – 129)
At 21 pages “The Tour” is the longest chapter so far and the 2nd longest chapter in the book – and it sits within ‘Third Iteration’ – the longest of the seven segments within the book. We closed Chapter 18 … Continue reading
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Crichton’s Jurassic Park: Chapter 18 “When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth” (Pages 102 – 108) Is it safe?
Safety in a corporate setting is a complex topic. Is the product safe? Are workers safe? How is safety defined? At what cost have we removed too much risk and the product cannot be produced at a reasonable price? In … Continue reading
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Crichton’s Jurassic Park: Chapter 17 “Jurassic Park” (Pages 97 – 102) – A Deadly Fictional Fern
“Third Iteration” begins with another Ian Malcolm quote – “Details emerge more clearly as the fractal curve is redrawn.” Given Crichton’s tendency towards dry humor, is he mocking the arrogance of what would become a central character in the movie? … Continue reading
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Crichton’s Jurassic Park: Second Section, “Second Iteration” (Pages 32 – 93) Chapters 6 – 16
The first section, “First Iteration” is all set up, all creating tension and realism. Little dinosaurs have escaped and we follow a girl who is attacked. We see that there are global stakes to dinosaurs existing and being introduced to … Continue reading
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Crichton’s Jurassic Park: Chapter 16 “Welcome” (Pages 91 – 93) – The Best Book Name Ever?
“Welcome to Jurassic Park.” Are we being welcomed to the island? To the park? To the book that we’re already over 90 pages in to? It’s all of it. Crichton has arguably taken an obvious book idea – dinosaurs alive … Continue reading
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Crichton’s Jurassic Park: Chapter 15 “Isla Nublar” (Pages 87 – 90) – Crichton’s Narnia
In the same way Crichton creates tension by layering tension on top of tension – he creates his origin in Jurassic Park by layering origin on origin on origin. The dinosaurs are born from novel eggs, found from DNA in … Continue reading
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Crichton’s Jurassic Park: Chapter 14 “Malcolm” (Pages 82 – 87) Ian Malcolm, Chaos Theory & The Butterfly Effect
We first meet Ian Malcolm – the character Jeff Goldblum would make famous – on page 33, where he is quoted as the bridge between chapters. Here we find an entire chapter in his name. Best Writing, Quotes “Chaos theory … Continue reading
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