Role of John Hammond in Contributing to Disastrous Ending in Jurassic Park
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This essay argues that John Hammond bears sole responsibility for the disastrous ending of Jurassic Park, despite contributions from other characters. The paper analyzes Hammond's greed, ambition, and refusal to heed safety warnings from colleagues as the root cause of the catastrophic events in Michael Crichton's novel.
What this essay covers
- Introduction establishing Hammond's greed and profit motive as the foundation of the park
- Analysis of Hammond's role as originator of the park idea and his dismissal of safety concerns
- Character examination of Hammond's arrogance, stubbornness, and refusal to shut down the park despite warnings
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Role of John Hammond in Contributing to Disastrous Ending in Jurassic Park
The “Jurassic Park” by Michael Crichton is a book that narrates about John Hammond, who creates a park to reengineer dinosaurs, but the whole process ends in a disaster. Mr. Hammond is the owner of the park, and his aim of staring the experiment is to reap huge profits and enrich himself. Although he pretends to have sincere love for ancient creatures, his intention of opening the theme park was to ensure he could make more money from the whole process. Hammond even admits that his park was for the rich and their children to come and see his dinosaurs. In this regard, although the disastrous ending is a combination of mistakes by various characters, the sole blame should be held on Hammond. The disaster witnessed in Jurassic Park should be solely blamed on Hammond because he was the one behind the whole idea of the park.
Many people played a part in the disastrous ending in Jurassic Park. People like Dr. Wu and Dennis Nedry, among others, all contributed to the eventual tragedy that was witnessed in the park. However, Hammond’s idea to begin the park was the sole reason for the adverse events that occurred later. Hammond’s only determination is to ensure that his idea will eventually turn into huge profits. Notably, his greed seems to overpower his judgment, especially when the park starts experiencing malfunctions.