For anyone that really really actually read Jurassic park, what are two types of symbolism. i couldnt find any

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and if u dont think i would get it, can u just varify it a lil

Answer 1

Well, there's this:

"Themes · The potential dangers of technology

motifs · Similarities between birds and dinosaurs; chaos theory

symbols · The hupia

"The Hupia
As Jurassic Park is located on an island about a hundred miles off Costa Rica, InGen is, from the start, associated with the Costa Rican "hupia" spirits that are purported to dwell on offshore islands and kidnap children. The injured InGen worker claims that a hupia was responsible for his plight. These hupia prove to be the most notable symbol in the novel: after Tina is attacked, Dr. Guitierrez's research indicates that several babies around Costa Rica have recently been attacked by lizards. Bearing these events in mind, along with the fact that the injured InGen worker is described as "a boy," we infer at this point that the hupia have something to do with InGen and lizards.
Later, it is more than mere coincidence that the first big dinosaur attack happens to Tim and Lex. The dying guard's talk about hupia links the concept of the hupia to both the word "raptor" and the local lizard attacks. Once we become aware that InGen has been breeding dinosaurs—not mere lizards—the connection between hupia and the dinosaurs of Jurassic Park is obvious. Indeed, the dinosaurs InGen has created seem to instinctively attack children. Crichton uses this idea to vilify the dinosaurs, making them even more fearsome forces of evil than they might be if they were not especially targeting defenseless children.
In particular, the connection between the hupia and the velociraptors. When the tour group is in the raptor nursery at Jurassic Park, the baby raptor is clearly drawn to Tim. Later in the novel, when the raptors get loose, several of them go after Tim and Lex. As evidence grows that raptors have escaped to the mainland, the prospect of a whole population of intelligent, baby-hungry beasts hiding in the jungles of Costa Rica is made especially disturbing."

and this:

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"Though ancient creatures, dinosaurs are a modern invention. In the 1840's the English paleontologist Richard Owen coined the term ''dinosaur.'' For him dinosaurs were antediluvian monsters resembling ''terrible lizards,'' an image popularized by iron-and-concrete fabrications displayed in the Crystal Palace in 1854. In the second image, a dinosaur appears as a giant, erect reptile. Mitchell sees in this familiar icon a ''cultural allegory'' of monopoly capitalism: ''Giant corporate entities headed by gigantic individuals'' engage in life-and-death power struggles. But in a world governed by laws of social and economic Darwinism, colossal size is not always an advantage. In contrast to ''swamp-bound monsters of sluggish disposition,'' the birdlike raptors of the film ''Jurassic Park'' represent ''the new stage of post-modern capitalism, of 'downsizing,' flexibility, rapid strike forces, teamwork, adaptability.'' Acknowledging the importance of the information revolution for the third stage of capitalism, Mitchell labels one chapter ''The Age of Biocybernetic Reproduction.'' Computer technology and genetic engineering create a prospect of old monsters in new guises. The difference between Tyrannosaurus rex and the agile raptor is that between G.M. and Microsoft."

Answer 2

Think of the most basic terms. In Jurassic Park we have brutish dinosaurs and civilized scientifics. Symbolism: Dinosaurs simbolize the uncivilized world that resists to be tamed by reason.

Also, scientists in the book represent the human will to become God, turning the story into a moral fable about ambition and pride.

Answer 3

Part of it is about the underlying chaotic properties of nature and how it is impossible to control it. InGen intends to maintain full control over it's dinosaurs breeding and locomotion by installing electric fences, and making all the dinosaurs female. However, chaos gets in the way

1. An unscrupulous employee shuts down the power, allowing all sorts of dinosaurs to escape

2. It turns out that the DNA used to fill in decomposed sections included the ability to switch genders.

Ian sums it up best: life will find a way.

Answer 4

I am a big fan of many of the films made from Crichton books. Especially Jurassic Park, The 13th Warrior, and Congo. Hollywood does totally tank His works occasionally (Sphere..Ugh) but on the whole I find Crichton to be about the exact opposite of Steven King filmwise. By that I mean, King writes great books that get made into bad movies often, the reverse is true of Crichton, His writing is too dry and dense but Films made from His books are ususally dynamite. The one exception would be "The Andromeda Strain" His first. Amazing book and film. (At least the original, the remake blew) He died? Damn, that sucks. I'll dedicate "Break On Through" by The Doors to Mr Crichton

Answer 5

Compare it to Frankenstein or the Godzilla movies. Through misguided science, man has created a force that he does not understand and cannot control (hmmmm...nuclear power, anyone?...among others), and pays the price for his limited insight and disregard of his own survival instinct.
The computer programmer is destroyed by greed.
The park's designer spends some time worrying about the lives of his grandchildren because he put indulging them over caring for their wellbeing--a clear reference to the modern American "my kid can do no wrong...why is he in jail/the hospital/the cemetary at 18?" mentality.

Answer 6

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Study Guides

These links will give you a summary of the book, character analysis, plot and much more, so that you will be able to answer literary questions.

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/jurassicpark/

http://litsum.com/jurassic-park/contents.php

http://www.novelguide.com/JPark/index.html

Answer 7

um...i read jurassic park but i'm kinda stoopid, so....

corporate takeover?

Answer 8

no

Answer 9

rawr



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