Social Issues

There are quite a few social issues in this novel, but the main one occurs at the end of the novel when the government comes into the picture and tries to determine what they are going to do with the creatures that were dicovered. This is quite the controversial issue because the people who found the creatures think that they should be allowed to be free. The government wanted to confiscate them because they think they are a national threat, but really they aren't. Another large issue that comes up is murder. There is one man who kills two people and there is another attempted murder but the woman is saved. Neither of these people are punished for their acts/attempted acts.