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A 3 page essay that analyzes Michael Crichton's novel Airframe. At first, this novel appears to be concerned with issues of aviation safety and possible wrongdoing on the part of the plane manufacturer. However, it becomes evident as the story unfolds that the true object of criticism in this narrative is not the airplane accident, as such, but rather the manner in which the media reports the story. The writer also analyzes how Crichton creates suspense. No additional sources cited.
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accident leaves three people dead, 56 wounded and the cabin of the plane in chaos. As this suggests, this novel, at first, appears to be concerned with issues of aviation
safety and possible wrongdoing on the part of the plane manufacturer. However, it becomes evident as the story unfolds that the true object of criticism in this narrative is not
the airplane accident, as such, but rather the manner in which the media reports the story. The protagonist of the tale is Casey Singleton, a single mom who is
in charge of quality control at the fictional company that designed the airplane that had the accident, Norton Aircraft. It is Caseys job to find out why one of
their jets would begin a porpoise-like motion during a trans-Pacific flight. Casey is pitted against Jennifer Malone, an ambitious young segment producer for television news show who needs to fill
twelve minutes of airtime. Malone immediately assumes that the aircraft manufacturer is the guilty party, as she scribbles "Deathtrap" on her notebook. When the facts of the case begin to
interfere with her "deathtrap" angle, Malone is temporarily frustrated, but soon sees footage of the turmoil inside the plane during the incident because a passenger was videotaping his infant daughter.
The tape shows passengers being toss around like rag dolls. With such a profound visual, Malone figures she no longer pay attention to the facts. As this demonstrates, Crichtons
major concern is to demonstrate that journalism today, particularly television journalism, is concerned primarily with sensationalism, not accurate reporting. Through Casey, Crichton pontificates on the laxity of this profession. He
pictures Casey pondering how it appears that reporters come to the story with their lead already fixed in their minds, intent on proving what they have already decided concerning the
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