Paper assignments for Modes of Biological ThoughtPaper #2: (minimum five pages)In Chapter 7 of Book II, Leon tells his father, “But I’m learning so much about what life is really like, how it really works, what it’s really all about!”
How does life really work? Is Natural Selection the only means possible for our ability to adapt and live? How does human kind evolve in the novel?
Is adaptation something that humans even have to worry about? Was fitness a part of the book or did it have a role in the evolution of the characters in the book? Do humans operate outside the laws of Natural Selection?
Why or why not? Where are humans headed in regards to evolution? Research and find two possible threats to humanity that will necessitate our need to evolve and if we can in our current situation (with luxurious houses, grocery stores, clothing), or if we need to be stripped down like those in the story…marooned on island, alone with nature for it to work.
