Piazzola, Clara2016-10-202016-10-202015-12https://hdl.handle.net/1794/2035578 pages. A thesis presented to the Department of Biology and the Clark Honors College of the University of Oregon in partial fulfillment of the requirements for degree of Bachelor of Science, Winter 2015.The purpose of this thesis was to read a variety of science fiction novels and understand how the science progresses each novel. For the novels Creature by Peter Benchley, The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton, Dune by Frank Herbert, and The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi, I considered the role of science in relation to plot and character development. For Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton, I analyzed the creativity that the author used with science in addition to the role science played in the novel. For Jaws by Peter Benchley, I researched the accuracy of the science used and determined that the majority was accurate. With all of these analyses in mind, I created a template to guide authors in writing science fiction. Finally, I wrote my own science fiction short story, titled "Poison."en-USCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-USCreative WritingScienceScience fictionMarine biologyLiterature analysisScientific accuracyPublic educationJawsJurassic ParkThesis / Dissertation