In Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton transports us to the island of “Isla Nublar’’, immersing us in the plight of Jurassic Park “a zoo for dinosaurs”. The novel offers lifelike descriptions of the ferocious dinosaurs, provokes much thought, while remaining an incredibly engaging, gripping novel.
Michael Crichton uses sensory imagery to manipulate the reader’s emotions and to immerse the reader into his story. “The stegosaurus was twenty feet long, with a huge bulky body and vertical armor plates along its back. The tail had dangerous-looking three-foot spikes. It had a strange odor, a kind of rotten stench, a smell of death and decay.’’ Sensory imagery enables Crichton to deliver lifelike descriptions of the dinosaurs, consequently immersing readers inside his story. Furthermore, with the audience able to visualize exactly what struggles the protagonist’s are going through, Crichton can manipulate the emotions of the reader to experience the same emotions of fear, jubilation and terror the protagonists feel throughout the book. This allows the audience to connect with the characters, relate with them and emphasize with them. Michael, Chrichton’s effective use of sensory imagery, not only helps the reader
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From reading the book, the reader is able to learn about “extract proteins’’ , ‘embryos’’, ‘’genetic development’’ and ‘’DNA’’. “DNA evolves over time, like everything else in an organism-hands or feet or any other physical attribute.” “we can take an unknown piece of DNA and determine where it fits in the evolutionary sequence." Crichton was able to communicate these ideas in an entertaining manner, incorporating them seamlessly into his story.. The book’s emphasis on didacticism is important as it helps the reader discover new ideas and concepts, while provoking thought and engaging the reader throughout the