Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
Most of the action occurs on a fictional island, eight miles long and one hundred miles off the west coast of Costa Rica. Technically it's not an island, but "a seamount, a volcanic upthrusting of...
What's Up With the Title?
The Jurassic Period, approximately 201 to 145 million years ago, was a time when dinosaurs ruled the earth. If you were a billionaire opening an amusement park with living dinosaur attractions, you...
What's Up With the Epigraph?
"Reptiles are abhorrent because of their cold body, pale color, cartilaginous skeleton, filthy skin, fierce aspect, calculating eye, offensive smell, harsh voice, squalid habitation, and terrible v...
What's Up With the Ending?
Basically, all of Malcolm's predictions come true. The engineers at Jurassic Park lose control over the dinosaurs and their environments. The island is presumably destroyed, but reports indicate th...
Tough-o-Meter
Jurassic Park is written for a popular audience and follows a bestseller format. The characterizations are obvious and easily distinguishable. The plot is fairly simple and progresses explicitly—...