In a short story, a scientist spends decades working to genetically engineer a
chimpanzee that can produce human speech. Her eventual success reveals
that animals of all kinds are far smarter and more perceptive than we had
ever realized. In the end, the chimpanzee is
released into the wild and the
scientist's work erased because humans are not comfortable with this
knowledge.
What are two common literary themes that this story most clearly shows?
• A. The determination to succeed and the acceptance of failure
• B. The domination of man over nature and unrealized dreams
• C. The complexity of nature and the security of ignorance
• D. The power of
science and the evil of humankind