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Eva by Peter Dickinson6/19/2023 ![]() ![]() Her decision makes for an extremely provocative ending that uses the setting as part of the resolution.ĭickinson’s book brings up a variety of moral questions that have to do with the theme. The reason why the setting becomes important to the overall theme is that eventually Eva must decide how she wants to live … as a human in a chimp’s body, or as a chimp with a human brain. Now, due to an accident, Eva’s father along with other university scientists, have managed to transplant Eva’s brain into the body of a chimp. Consequently, Eva grew up with chimps as playmates, and her father even used her in his research on their behavior. ![]() Since chimps are so much like humans, the world, after losing most of its animal population, decided to try and save the chimps from extinction. The main character Eva is a 13-year-old teenager whose father works for a university and is the Director of Primate Zoology in charge of research. In fact, the only animals that have survived are those who have been able to adapt such as rats, pigeons, and of course, many insects. Animals such as elephants, giraffes, gorillas, whales and dolphins no longer exist. Cities have taken over because of over population leaving very little space for trees or grasslands. Most of the earth is devoid of vegetation. ![]() The setting of this book is quite important to the plot and theme. ![]()
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