The Evolution of Jane (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Cathleen Schine
- First Published: 1998
- Type of Work: Novel
- Time of Work: 1998
- Setting: New England and the Galapagos Islands
- Principal Characters: Jane Barlow Schwartz, Martha Barlow, Anna Barlow, Grace Bishop Barlow, Robert Barlow, Gloria Steinham, Jack Cornwall
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Children, Self-discovery, Traveling or travelers, Friendship, New England, Divorce, Evolution
- Locales: New England, Galápagos Islands
Recently divorced Jane Barlow has been sent by her mother on a tour of the Galapagos Islands to recover her peace of mind. These are the islands to which nineteenth century naturalist Charles Darwin traveled on the famous voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, the ship sent by the British navy to map the southernmost coastline of South America. It was on the Galapagos Islands, an area that had not been studied by scientists, that Darwin had the opportunity to study the infinitesimally slow changes in plant and animal life and develop his theory of evolution through natural selection.
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