We are reading Conan Doyle's novel as a modern text that is driven by the imperial logic of the 20th century.  We will examine the themes and characters as they are informed by the rhetoric of discovery and developments in science.  These ideas should be familiar to you through your reading of Darwin.

I. In-class Assignment
Write for 15 minutes on your understanding of:

• The Struggle for Existence
• Evolution

• Malone's character: a young, strong, courtly, and ambitious Irishman
• The opportunity for Malone to make his way in the world through adventure provides the occasion for the narrative
• McArdle is the editor for the Daily Gazette.
• Consider McArdle's notion of blank spaces