The Andromeda Strain by; Michael Crichton Year published: 1969 “This book is a classic science fiction struggle between man and nature”-Wikipedia The small town of Piedmont Arizona is where it all starts out. It has been infested by an unknown bacteria that so far leads you believing it’s done more harm than good if anything since at the beginning of the story with the mutilated corpses and all we are left with the impression that they are dangerous. Afterwards, In Flat rock Nevada we are shown where the rest of the story takes place and are introduced to most of the main characters and/or how the scientists try to unlock the mystery of the Andromeda strain. Because the story seems to be influenced by the Cold War, including the using of …show more content…
Jeremy Stone who is a Nobel prize-winning scientist and the acknowledged leader of the Project Wildfire team. Dr. Hall, who of all the Wildfire scientists pays it the least amount of attention,. He agreed to join the team when approached by Leavitt, but did not follow the updates he was given and didn’t believe anything would ever come out of the project. Fifty-four year old pathologist and professor at Baylor medical school Dr. Charles Burton, he made his reputation working on various strains of the staphylococcus virus before eventually being added on to the project. And last but not least Dr. Peter …show more content…
Military space probe seeking new weapons” as described in the book. It kills off the entire small town of Piedmont in western Arizona After it comes to earth, for the exception of a newborn baby and an old man. The Andromeda strain threatens to wipe out any and or all living creatures in its path unless one is vaccinated to protect themselves from it is produced. However, this alone isn’t the only the conflict, in between this the scientists disagree with the army and the President over the best way to combat the bacterium virus and have their own lives at stake. In addition, there are conflicts within the Wildfire team itself. Stone has a low opinion of Hall’s ability to contribute and thinks that Burton is incapable of anything. Another scientist’s opinion is based that they may be a highly evolved organism, and Leavitt has a one sided conflict with himself. The climax itself leads on to the more obvious event that is Hall’s pressing of the red button, stopping the countdown, and avoiding a nuclear explosion that could’ve kill all the scientists and cause the Andromeda Strain to mutate any
1) The story takes place in Pinedale, Florida. Where a HIV-positive Pinedale High School student named Alejandro Crusan or Alex for short, was attacked while in his car. A witness named Daria Bickell says that she was a student from the same school, name Clinton Cole at the crime scene.
This story takes place in the charming town of Staggerford, Minnesota. In the small town of Staggerford, there is a school, a diner, and the Sandhill Indian Reservation. Staggerford is the perfect town; idealist scenery and everyone appear to know each other.
No two people are truly the same, therefore creating a mass difference in outlooks when experiencing things. This is seen in the writings of authors Linda Thomas and Joan Didion in their separate essays, Brush Fire and The Santa Ana. Theses essays revolve around the same experience both authors share of the Santa Ana wildfire in southern California, but in different perspective. In Brush Fire, Linda Thomas gives the reader a more beautiful insight on wildfires while Joan Didion has a more serious and disheartening perspective on them, which each author paints in their own way.
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In the book, The Andromeda Strain there is a problem that faces mankind. This problem is a strange virus that comes to Earth from an unmanned satellite, which was in space. This satellite crashes into a small town in Arizona, which has a population of 38 people.
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What episode or event best qualifies as the climax of the action? Does the climax resolve the central conflict (supposing there is one)? Are there conflicts left unresolved? Does the climax itself give rise to further conflicts? How is a central theme developed through the climax and the falling action of the story?
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