Unless you believe man and dinosaurs co-existed at the same time, perhaps we should call this theme "Man and the Un-Natural World." Or to keep religion entirely out of it, which Jurassic Park mostly does, perhaps we'll call this one "Man vs. Dinosaur," because that's what the movie is all about. What if man and dinosaur found themselves face to snout? Who would survive?
Questions about Man and the Natural World
- What advantages do the humans have over the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park? In what situations do dinosaurs triumph?
- Which humans lose the battle between man and dinosaur, and why?
- With humans gone at the end of the movie, which dinosaurs left on the island will thrive?
- How do Grant's, Tim's, and Lex's opinions on the park change when they are forced to survive in the "wild"?
Chew on This
Take a peek at these thesis statements. Agree or disagree?
Whatever you believe, Jurassic Park makes it hard to imagine man and dinosaur ever co-existing. If they did, we can't imagine man actually surviving. In this conflict between man and dino, dinosaur ultimately wins.
The scientists of Jurassic Park try to defy nature by making it so no dinosaur can breed in the park, but nature triumphs.