The story Jurassic Park, by Michael Crichton takes place on a small island
near Costa Rica, it's about a park full of dinosaurs created by Dr. Hammond. The
dinosaurs are locked in large cages with electric fences. But as the mathematician
Ian Malcolm predicted, nature cannot be controlled. They find this out when the
security system goes out. They soon lost the electric fence and the dinosaurs started
to escape. They try to restore the power and are successful but it did not matter
since the dinosaurs were already loose.
The dinosaurs start to cause a lot of trouble, even with the power restored.
They determine that there is nothing they can do. They decide to leave the island by
helicopter.
The book is much different then the movie. The book goes in more detail
about the genetic engineering of the dinosaurs. The book also makes Ian Malcolm's
theory that nature can't be controlled nor predicted more valid. In the end of the
book version the island actually survives for a while after the power goes out.
I liked the movie more because I saw that first and it made the book seem
strange. I would recommend reading Jurassic Park. It starts right in the beginning
with suspense and action.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Great Expectations 3 again
Charles Dickens¹s Great expectations is a story about a boy, Philip Pirrip, who comes to a point in his life where his life changes drastically from the way it was when he was growing up. Whenever this change occurs, he does his best not to let people know about his past life where he was just a ³common² boy. Throughout the novel, Dickens points out how people sometimes lead two lives that they want to keep separate.
The change in Pip¹s life is characterized in several ways. First of all, there is a physical change, when he moves to London. That just accentuates the difference between the two ³lives.² Before, he lived in a small town that was near some marshes, both of which reflect the ³common² side of his life. London is seen by Pip as a great and wonderful city which symbolizes his expectations of what is to come in his future. Another change in his life is that he is treated better by others. Mr. Trabb, the tailor, takes exception to Pip after he hears that he has come into a fortune. He measures Pip very quickly, and gets angry at his son for not showing the same respect of Pip¹s wealth. Then, when he next sees Pumblechook, he repeatedly asks Pip if he may shake his hand, as if it is some great honor. Before the news, he hardly treated Pip any differently than any other common boy. Pip also looks to the way his new acquaintances are treated, most notably Mr. Jaggers. He is treated with a great deal of resp
ect by everyone, and even invokes fear in some. Pip had never seen this level of respect for someone that was his direct acquaintance before, except for Miss Havisham, who he knew had great wealth.
This dual lifestyle is paralleled in Mr. Wemmick, the clerk for Mr. Jaggers. Mr. Wemmick, when at work, only thinks about his work, and doesn¹t let his personal life affect how he goes about his business. The flip side of the coin is also true, as when he goes home, he forgets about anything that happened at work, and concentrates on making his deaf father happy. The scene when he takes Pip to work shows the change that he goes through on his way to work: ³By degrees, Wemmick got dryer and harder as we went along, and his mouth tightened into a post-office again.² Just like Pip, he changes how he acts according to which role he is playing.
Whenever the two lives come together, it is hard for Pip to determine what to do about it. He seems not to want his two lives to mix, but is helpless to prevent it. Whenever Joe says he is coming to London, Pip doesn¹t like he idea, but he ends up coming anyway. Also, when he finds that Orlick is working for Miss Havisham, he is apparently shocked. He remembers him working for Joe, and doesn¹t think it¹s right that he¹s now working as Miss Havisham¹s watchman.
In society today, people often lead these dual lives. I have known many people who, when at school, take it very seriously and work hard at it, but when the weekend comes, they take their partying just as seriously. Another way that people lead separate lives is when they hide who they really are and pretend they are someone else. Mostly this happens because that person is afraid that they will not ³fit in² with the rest of the crowd. Ok, I'll come clean. At one time I was one of these people that tried to fit in. I later realized that I was just denying who I really am. I have a feeling that, by the end of the novel, Pip will have a better standing of who he really is.
The change in Pip¹s life is characterized in several ways. First of all, there is a physical change, when he moves to London. That just accentuates the difference between the two ³lives.² Before, he lived in a small town that was near some marshes, both of which reflect the ³common² side of his life. London is seen by Pip as a great and wonderful city which symbolizes his expectations of what is to come in his future. Another change in his life is that he is treated better by others. Mr. Trabb, the tailor, takes exception to Pip after he hears that he has come into a fortune. He measures Pip very quickly, and gets angry at his son for not showing the same respect of Pip¹s wealth. Then, when he next sees Pumblechook, he repeatedly asks Pip if he may shake his hand, as if it is some great honor. Before the news, he hardly treated Pip any differently than any other common boy. Pip also looks to the way his new acquaintances are treated, most notably Mr. Jaggers. He is treated with a great deal of resp
ect by everyone, and even invokes fear in some. Pip had never seen this level of respect for someone that was his direct acquaintance before, except for Miss Havisham, who he knew had great wealth.
This dual lifestyle is paralleled in Mr. Wemmick, the clerk for Mr. Jaggers. Mr. Wemmick, when at work, only thinks about his work, and doesn¹t let his personal life affect how he goes about his business. The flip side of the coin is also true, as when he goes home, he forgets about anything that happened at work, and concentrates on making his deaf father happy. The scene when he takes Pip to work shows the change that he goes through on his way to work: ³By degrees, Wemmick got dryer and harder as we went along, and his mouth tightened into a post-office again.² Just like Pip, he changes how he acts according to which role he is playing.
Whenever the two lives come together, it is hard for Pip to determine what to do about it. He seems not to want his two lives to mix, but is helpless to prevent it. Whenever Joe says he is coming to London, Pip doesn¹t like he idea, but he ends up coming anyway. Also, when he finds that Orlick is working for Miss Havisham, he is apparently shocked. He remembers him working for Joe, and doesn¹t think it¹s right that he¹s now working as Miss Havisham¹s watchman.
In society today, people often lead these dual lives. I have known many people who, when at school, take it very seriously and work hard at it, but when the weekend comes, they take their partying just as seriously. Another way that people lead separate lives is when they hide who they really are and pretend they are someone else. Mostly this happens because that person is afraid that they will not ³fit in² with the rest of the crowd. Ok, I'll come clean. At one time I was one of these people that tried to fit in. I later realized that I was just denying who I really am. I have a feeling that, by the end of the novel, Pip will have a better standing of who he really is.
Dr Alexandre Manette
A Tale Of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
Dr. Alexandre Manette
Dr. Alexandre Manette the great survivor of the Bastille and father to Lucie Manette.
Dr.Manette is the most important character in the book. Throughout the book he is the stories
backbone. Few subplots ignore Manette.
Dr. Manette loves his daughter. She is the world to him, without her he would still be a
crazed old man. Dr. Manette's love for his daughter is clear throughout the story he expresses
his thought verbally. When his daughter Lucie is married he tells her "Consider how natural
and how plain it is, my dear, that it should be so. You, devoted and young, cannot fully
appreciate the anxiety I have felt that your life should not be wasted."1 Dr.Manette is a very
caring man. Caring, that is the one adjective I would use to describe Dr.Manette.
As I said before Dr.Manette loves his daughter. Lucie Manette is his driving force.
Dr.Manette wants little except for his daughter to live a full and happy life and himself to be
a part of it. His desire to be a part of Lucie life makes it hard for him to give her up to
Charles Darnay. After the wedding Dr.Manette says "Take her, Charles. She is yours."2 He
does so with a quite sadness.
A huge portion of the story revolves about Dr.Manette's past suffering in the Bastille.
The Doctors Bastille time is pure hell. Ever after being freed he still mumbles crazy things
such as "It is a lady's shoe. It is a young lady's walking-shoe. It is in the present mode. I have
had a pattern in my hand."3 Outbursts such as that show that he is not nor may he ever heal
his scars. Though the book starts after his imprisonment, his Bastille time contains his
actions that effects the stories plot the most. The action that truly stands out is his writing
and hiding of the letter that later convicts Charles Darnay. The exposure of the letter during
the trail is in my opinion the most interesting twist in A Tale Of Two Cities.
Dr.Manette has few contacts with the Defarges however in my opinion the doctors main
conflict is with them. In the Defarge's quest for vengeance against the Evermondes they
come upon apposing paths with the doctor. The Defarges want Darnay dead. The doctor can
not let Darnay die for he has become a large part of his daughters life. The death of Darnay
would bare heavily on Lucie's shoulders. We see this when Lucie pleas with Madam Defarge
commanding "You will be good to my poor husband. You will do him no harm. You will
help me to see him if you can?"4
I did not really like the character Dr.Manette. Not because he was a bad person, I just
didn't think he was that interesting. I found him dull. I think the fact that I have grown up
seeing characters like the Doctor on TV and in movies may have caused my feelings. I need
characters that are more original (Dr.Manette of course is one of the originals). I think the
books opening line "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."5 sums up my feelings
about reading this book.
1Charles Dickens, A Tale Of Two Cities, 1859, p.188
2Charles Dickens, A Tale Of Two Cities, 1859, p.194
3Charles Dickens, A Tale Of Two Cities, 1859, p.49
4Charles Dickens, A Tale Of Two Cities, 1859, p.265
5Charles Dickens, A Tale Of Two Cities, 1859, p.13
Bibliography
Dickens, Charles. A Tale Of Two Cities. Signet Classic, 1859.
Dr. Alexandre Manette
Dr. Alexandre Manette the great survivor of the Bastille and father to Lucie Manette.
Dr.Manette is the most important character in the book. Throughout the book he is the stories
backbone. Few subplots ignore Manette.
Dr. Manette loves his daughter. She is the world to him, without her he would still be a
crazed old man. Dr. Manette's love for his daughter is clear throughout the story he expresses
his thought verbally. When his daughter Lucie is married he tells her "Consider how natural
and how plain it is, my dear, that it should be so. You, devoted and young, cannot fully
appreciate the anxiety I have felt that your life should not be wasted."1 Dr.Manette is a very
caring man. Caring, that is the one adjective I would use to describe Dr.Manette.
As I said before Dr.Manette loves his daughter. Lucie Manette is his driving force.
Dr.Manette wants little except for his daughter to live a full and happy life and himself to be
a part of it. His desire to be a part of Lucie life makes it hard for him to give her up to
Charles Darnay. After the wedding Dr.Manette says "Take her, Charles. She is yours."2 He
does so with a quite sadness.
A huge portion of the story revolves about Dr.Manette's past suffering in the Bastille.
The Doctors Bastille time is pure hell. Ever after being freed he still mumbles crazy things
such as "It is a lady's shoe. It is a young lady's walking-shoe. It is in the present mode. I have
had a pattern in my hand."3 Outbursts such as that show that he is not nor may he ever heal
his scars. Though the book starts after his imprisonment, his Bastille time contains his
actions that effects the stories plot the most. The action that truly stands out is his writing
and hiding of the letter that later convicts Charles Darnay. The exposure of the letter during
the trail is in my opinion the most interesting twist in A Tale Of Two Cities.
Dr.Manette has few contacts with the Defarges however in my opinion the doctors main
conflict is with them. In the Defarge's quest for vengeance against the Evermondes they
come upon apposing paths with the doctor. The Defarges want Darnay dead. The doctor can
not let Darnay die for he has become a large part of his daughters life. The death of Darnay
would bare heavily on Lucie's shoulders. We see this when Lucie pleas with Madam Defarge
commanding "You will be good to my poor husband. You will do him no harm. You will
help me to see him if you can?"4
I did not really like the character Dr.Manette. Not because he was a bad person, I just
didn't think he was that interesting. I found him dull. I think the fact that I have grown up
seeing characters like the Doctor on TV and in movies may have caused my feelings. I need
characters that are more original (Dr.Manette of course is one of the originals). I think the
books opening line "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."5 sums up my feelings
about reading this book.
1Charles Dickens, A Tale Of Two Cities, 1859, p.188
2Charles Dickens, A Tale Of Two Cities, 1859, p.194
3Charles Dickens, A Tale Of Two Cities, 1859, p.49
4Charles Dickens, A Tale Of Two Cities, 1859, p.265
5Charles Dickens, A Tale Of Two Cities, 1859, p.13
Bibliography
Dickens, Charles. A Tale Of Two Cities. Signet Classic, 1859.
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