The point of view played a big role in being able to tell the story effectively. III. Commentary on Plot and Structure A. The title of the story, Galapagos, was referring to the group of islands on which the people on the "Nature Cruise of the Century" were stranded, and thus, became the last people alive on Earth after everyone else died. The name of the islands also bore some significance to the fact that the scientist Charles Darwin had once visited there. Darwin came up with the law of natural selection which ended up making those great big brains shrink and for humans to develop flippers. B. The effect of the first few pages is that the story might be about how animals got to the Galapagos Islands. It only tells the theories people have about how the creatures got the islands. It says, back when humans had bigger brains and other things that let on that it might be about evolution somewhat. It makes mention to a small city in Ecuador that might make the reader think it's about that city or in that are that the story takes place, which it does. C. James Wait' This character didn't hold many values. He was a con man who married rich women, stole all of their money, and then left them. The only values he held were those of the false people he was pretending to be in order to steal some lady's money. His purpose was to show the dishonest things the big brain could come up with and Wait also served as husband to Mary toward the end of the story. He made Mary happy for a short time; she didn't know of his past. Society was probably what influenced him to do these rotten things. Society was still in love with money, though it was becoming worthless in most places. The want for money is most likely what caused him to take advantage of those women Mary Hepburn' She seemed to be a kind person who cared about what she did. She was a teacher and loved what she did. She thought Wait to be a good person when he was feeding six starving kanka bono girls, so she valued love and kindness. She cared for Wait when he was dying, showing that she had kindness and sympathy in her. Her purpose in the story was to provide a way for human life on earth to continue and to evolve. Without her experiments on the island, life never would have progressed. It would have stopped when the island inhabitants ceased to exist. She was the world's second Eve in a way. Society didn't affect Mary in any noticeable ways. Zenji Hiroguchi' Zenji had a good set of values. He tried to be a good husband and soon to be father, but he wasn't alive to see his daughter. His values weren't very high though because he went behind the back of his employer to meet with Andrew Macintosh. They were discussing Zenji's future and that he should work for Macintosh. His purpose in the book was to give life to his daughter Akiko. Society was what influenced him to want to make more money, which made him want to make for Macintosh who would give him more money, which in turn would ultimately bring about his death. Hisako Hiroguchi' She worked for her money. She tried to make her marriage work and be good. She worked hard to become good in her craft, ikebana. Her purpose in the story was to give birth to and help raise Akiko, her furry daughter. Society really had no effects that were evident. Andrew Macintosh' This man was willing to do anything in his power to get his way. Did this man have values? Not hardly.
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