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Joe Hildebrand

Comparative Analysis Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton vs. A Connecticut Yankee in King Author’s Court by Mark Twain. Joe Hildebrand. Jurassic Park: Story. Billionaire John Hammond has a new money making Scheme: Real live dinosaurs

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  1. Comparative AnalysisJurassic Park by Michael Crichtonvs.A Connecticut Yankee in King Author’s Court by Mark Twain Joe Hildebrand

  2. Jurassic Park: Story • Billionaire John Hammond has a new money making Scheme: Real live dinosaurs • DNA taken from mosquitos fossilized in amber are used to “Create” the beasts • Alan Grant, a paleontologist, along with his graduate student Ellie Sattler are brought to the island by Hammond to act as consultants for the investors • When a rival genetics company attempts to steal Hammond’s the entire park’s security system goes down • Grant and Sattler get an adventure that is far beyond what they had expected. • Between running for their lives from Dinosaurs and faulty electrical equipment this story keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time

  3. Jurassic Park: Author • Michael Crichton • Born in 1942 in Chicago Illinois • Career as a writer lasted from 1966-2008 • Attended Harvard Medical school • Died in 2008 of Lymphoma • 2 of his works, the Pirate Latitudes and Micro were published posthumously • Other works • The Lost World (Sequel to Jurassic Park) • Rising Sun • Pirate Latitudes • Many more…

  4. Jurassic Park: Time period- the 1990s • Final decade of the 20th Century as well as the 2nd millennium • The dawn of the Information age • World Wide Web • Microsoft’s Windows 95 and 98 • Web browsers: Netscape Navigator, Internet Explorer • Email • Mp3 players • Satellite TV • Dolly the sheep is Cloned • The commercial use of genetically engineered crops

  5. Jurassic Park: Connections • In the Novel the dinosaurs are created by using not only the DNA from the Mosquitoes but also filling gaps with other reptile and amphibian DNA • This type of Genetic testing is consistent with the experimenting that took place in the 1990s • Also the DNA of the Dinosaurs was modified so that there would be only females: effectively controlling reproduction • Unfortunately the system was flawed and the dinosaurs were still able to reproduce.

  6. A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court:Story • A firearms Manufacturer by the name of Hank Morgan receives a blow to the head that sends him to a strange new world: the 6th century world of King Arthur • From living in a 19th century world he has knowledge of technologies far beyond anyone else in this new world • Through a series of events, while mystifying an audience, Hank manages to achieve a position of power. • Hank enters into many adventures and strange circumstances over the course of the novel.

  7. A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court:Author • Mark Twain • Otherwise known by his given name of Samuel Clemens • 1835-1910 • Worked as a River Boat captain until the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 • Other Works • Adventures of Huckleberry Finn • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer • Pudd’nhead Wilson • Many more…

  8. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court:Time Period-1880s • The American Industrial Revolution • Electricity • Thomas Edison and his electric light bulb • William Edward Ayrton’s Electric bicycle • The Appearance of motorized vehicles • Fire arms are a staple in this decade. Advancements are constantly being made • Smokeless gun Powder • Fenian Ram Submarine is built in Ireland • American Indian wars continue • President James A. Garfield is assassinated 1881

  9. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court:Connections • The story banks heavily on the idea that Hank is more knowledgeable in the field of fire arms and weapons. This area saw a great amount of expansion during the late 1800s • We see Hank is Thirsty for power when he realizes that he has greater knowledge than those that surround him. This could be a strike at some of the political assassination and the power struggles occurring in the western world. • The Assassination of James A. Garfield • The Assassination of Tsar Alexander II of Russia • Hank uses astronomical Events as well as other common knowledge in order to prove his superiority • Mark Twain had a strong interest in the paranormal and different astronomical events • Before his brothers death in 1858 he had a dream that predicted it.

  10. Connections • In Both Jurassic park and in A Connecticut Yankee we see many similarities • In both stories there is a use of technology that is advanced to the characters in the story • Both stories came during a time of great change and scientific discovery • When Jurassic park came out it was the age of technology. We were building computers, and cloning sheep. These are things we look at today as profound achievements • In 1889 the profound achievements were things like electricity and smokeless gun powder. People of that era found these things amazing. • Jurassic park takes place on Isla Nublar, an island with a jungle like atmosphere that is unfamiliar to the main characters. • A Connecticut Yankee takes place not only in an unfamiliar place for Hank but also a completely different time Period in which he must learn to adapt.

  11. Time travel • A Connecticut Yankee is a story about time travel but it is possible for one to see the idea of time travel within Jurassic park as well • Hank travels to a different time period by means of a bump on the head • Alan and Ellie are “Artificially” transported back in time • In both instances they are out of their element and must learn to adapt • Clearly Hank manages to adapt better • Characters from both stories use prior knowledge in order to survive in the new world they are in

  12. Works Cited • “1880s.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, December 5, 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1880s&oldid=583565495. • “1990s.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, December 8, 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1990s&oldid=585148688. • “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, December 7, 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A_Connecticut_Yankee_in_King_Arthur%27s_Court&oldid=584757956. • Crichton, Michael. Jurassic Park: A Novel. New York: Ballantine, 2012. • “Jurassic Park (novel).” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, December 8, 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jurassic_Park_(novel)&oldid=584275553. • “Mark Twain.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, December 7, 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mark_Twain&oldid=585022138. • “Michael Crichton.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, December 8, 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_Crichton&oldid=585101358. • SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotesLLC. n.d.. Web. 26 Nov. 2013. • SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on Jurassic Park.” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. n.d.. Web. 26 Nov. 2013. • Twain, Mark. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. Mineola, N.Y.: Dover Publications, 2001.

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