The Beak of the Finch

Chapter 1
Weiner includes a description of Daphne Major’s and the process of landing and unloading because he wanted to show how difficult it was to get on the island. This description shows the reader that because the island was very isolated, not many people had been there. The environment of the island was practically unchanged because there wasn’t human influence. Chapter 2
Outline
Part One
Finches
Cactus finch
Vampire finch
Vegetarian finch
Beaks serve as tools

Grant’s
Famous for the research
Unique way of study
Contrast between calculator and computer representing the past to future
Grant’s unique researches

Part Two
Voyage
Landing
Darwin’s diary
Collecting specimens
Linneus species of plants
Evolution and creation

Part Three
Darwin donated eleven species to Zoological Society of London
John Gould announces fourteen species

Part Four
Variation of species
Selection of species

Part Five
Darwin’s influences
The book Origen of Species
Frank j. Sulloway a historian writes about Darwin’s research calling it a legend

Part Six
Other researchers follow Darwin’s footsteps
Grant’s have better equipment

The central issue with the path that Darwin was following was assuming the species he had collected were all the same. He didn’t really study the origins of any single species instead focused on pigeons and geographic patterns of distribution. Darwin’s field was more religious rather than naturalist.

Chapter 3
Weiner has the advantage of being able to compare and contrast Darwin and the Grant’s by building chapter three like a sandwich. The reason for Weiner’s strategy was to give expert testimony to back up the idea of evolution. He used research from different biologist in different times, and their statements supported each other.
Chapter 4
Section one falls in the concrete and specific section of the abstraction ladder. The section mentions vivid sketches, and actual measurements. Section two would fall