Chapter 26 Summary

"About Natural History"

Again before his class, Crick challenges the students to be curious. In five paragraphs, where he references the French Revolution, Crick states that there can not be a true revolution without curiosity.

Chapter 26 Analysis

This passage sets the stage for the later chapter "Detective Work," which sets out the investigation carried out by Tom Crick to determine the true cause of the death of Freddie Parr.