![]() This not only refers to the mouse but it has been shown throughout the novel, especially with Millat and Magid. Maybe the more one tries to regulate something or someone the more they feel the need to rebel against expectations. Maybe this is supposed to suggest that things cannot be completely controlled. ![]() Even with all the genetic control it still managed to escape. On the last page Zadie Smith writes “… who watched the getaway of the small brown rebel mouse.” The word ‘rebel’ really struck me in this sentence because the whole point of FutureMouse was to get rid of the possibilities of randomness and to be able to completely control it. All of the characters we’ve met throughout the book (which is a lot of them) join together at this presentation to either support or go against the genetic mutation that had been used to create FutureMouse. Since so many people are against FutureMouse the presentation of it actually ends up bringing people together. ![]() It is sketchy because people can use that scientific knowledge to do more harm than good. ![]() Future mouse is very controversial in the novel coming from the girl in the airport, KEVIN, and FATE. The idea of FutureMouse is to correct randomness and to “fix” problem in it. ![]()
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