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    Michael Crichton's novel Jurassic Park warns about the dangers of scientific progress moving too quickly without considering consequences. Through characters Ian Malcolm and John Hammond, Crichton conveys that scientists are too focused on excitement and possibility rather than asking if they should proceed. Malcolm labels these overeager scientists as "thintelligent." The book also suggests solutions such as removing reckless scientists from power and working more slowly and carefully to avoid failure.

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    Michael Crichton's novel Jurassic Park warns about the dangers of scientific progress moving too quickly without considering consequences. Through characters Ian Malcolm and John Hammond, Crichton conveys that scientists are too focused on excitement and possibility rather than asking if they should proceed. Malcolm labels these overeager scientists as "thintelligent." The book also suggests solutions such as removing reckless scientists from power and working more slowly and carefully to avoid failure.

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    JamesCollings
    Noyce
    A3
    10March2016
    AWarningfromCrichtontoScience
    Throughouthistory,fictitiousstorieshaveoftenbeenusedtowarnothersortoscarethem
    awayfromwrongfulordangerousactions.Oftentimesthisiseasierforsocietytotakeinthana
    warningbecausesocietydoesntfeelattackedorcriticizedwhenenjoyingit.Fromancientmyths
    tomoderntelevision,thereareexampleseverywhere.MichaelCrichtons
    JurassicPark
    isa
    greatexampleofabookwarningsociety.Throughoutthebook,CrichtonusestheJohn
    HammondslackofpatienceandIanMalcolmsfrustrationswithhimandotherscientiststo
    conveyhisviewsandwarningstoscience,whichisthatscientistsarentthinkingahead.Healso
    usesMalcolmtoofferthesolutionofthinkingaheadandslowingdown.
    MichaelCrichtonconveysthroughIanMalcolmhisproblemsandfrustrationswith
    modernscience,thatscientistsaremovingtoofastanddontconsidertheconsiquences.Ian
    Malcolmoncestatedthiswhentalkingabouttheillactsofscientists:Theyneveraskifthey
    should
    tosomething(Crichton318).Malcolmlaterlabelsthesescientistsasthintelligent.
    HereMalcolmclaimsthatdespitemorals,ethics,orsafety(reasonswhysomethingshouldntbe
    done)scientistsgoontodowhatevertheylike.BecauseMalcomiscriticizingandcriticism
    usuallyindicateswrongdoingontheothersbehalf,itmakesonethinkthatthroughhimCrichton

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    istryingtoconveyhowdangerousthisattitudeofthinelligenceis.Laterinthebook,Hammond
    explainsthatSinceitwassoexitingandsinceitwaspossibletodoit,wedecidedtogo
    forward(Crichton342).HereCrichtonusesHammonddirectlytoprovehisfeelingstowards
    science,asHammondmatchesthethintelligenttraitsMalcolmspeaksof.Eventually,because
    Hammonddidnotconsiderifheshould,theparkturnedouttobeacompletedisasterandmany
    peopleperished.HealsomakestheclaimthroughHammondthatscientists,insteadoffocusing
    oniftheyshoulddosomething,focusesontheexcitementandpossibilityofdoingitinstead.
    CrichtonnotonlyusesMalcolmtoexpresshisfrustrationsbutuseshimtoprovidea
    solutiontotheproblem,whichistogetridofthosewhorefusetothinkaheadandtoslowdown.
    Inthebook,EllieinquiresuponMalcolmastowhathewouldsuggestsasasolutionand
    Malcolmresponds,Getridofthethintelligentones,takethemoutofpower(Crichton319).
    BecauseMalcolmisexplainingthissolutiontoEllie,itleadsonetobelieveCrichtonisusing
    Malcolmtotellushissolution,whichistosimplytakethosewhodontthinkaheadandwont
    slowdownoutofpowerandtoreplacethemwiththosewhoarewillingtobepatient.During
    anotheroneofMalcolmsrantsheexclaimshisfrustrationsaboutthecreationofdinosaursto
    Hammond:Youcreatetheminaveryshortamountoftime,youneverlearnanythingabout
    them,yetyouexpectthemtodoyourbidding(Crichton342).HereCrichtonprovidesacounter
    solution,inwhichworkingfastandrushing,yettrustingonesworkultimatelyleadstofailure.
    BecauseMalcolmisagaincriticizing,thistellsonethatCrichtoncallsfortheoppositeinour
    society,forsciencetoslowdowninitseffortsandtobemorecareful.

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    Throughoutthebook
    JurassicPark
    Crichtonconveyshiswarningtowardsreadersthat
    scienceisntthinkingahead.HedoesthisthroughtheuseofthecharactersIanMalcolmand
    JohnHammond.Crichtonalsoprovidesthesolutionofslowingdownthroughthesecharacters.

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