The Fatal Eggs

The Fatal Eggs by Bulgakov is a very interesting read that I believe to be the beginning of adaptation in movies and books. Bulgakov is very creative in his works and he sort of draws you into his stories so you become unable to stop reading. However, I will say that in The Fatal Eggs I started out very bored, but quickly grew interested when changes started to happen. I am sure that he is not the first author to write a sci-fi story on adaptations and mutations, but his work is very famous.

Once upon a time I wanted to be a Zoologist, so I was excited to read something that was related to information I have learned previously (before changing majors). I worked at a Zoo a couple of years back, so I got a lot of inside observations on day-to-day lives of Zoologists. I think Bulgakov did great research while writing The Fatal Eggs, but of course most of the information he put in there was fictional so it hurt me to read some parts. By hurts, I mean that it is scientifically impossible (I know nothing is “impossible” but it is a theory that cannot be proven to be correct yet), but he really did a great job trying to convince readers that his story is believable.

Buglakov inspired many books and movies to create new works on adaptations. A few examples would be:

Jurassic Park – Film and book on how dinosaurs are brought to life by fossilized DNA and genetic cloning.

The Walking Dead – Or basically any zombie films/books. An outbreak from somewhere spreads around and gets people sick.

Godzilla – Dinosaur preserved throughout the years and basically “wakes up” when the military starts testing atomic weapons.

Spider-Man – Starting out as a comic, Spider-Man is bitten by a spider which gives him “spider-like” senses and abilities.

All of these films and books involve accidents and adaptations that have gone wrong. These type of sci-fi films and books have become one of my favorite subjects to focus on while trying to choose a new book or film to explore. Buglakov did a great job with his book, and it is definitely one-of-a-kind and a classic.

I was very interested into the religious part of the story. Persikov is a zoologist focusing on amphibians. Frogs and snakes are both mentioned in the story and in the Bible. Both of those animals are represent as evil or “God’s Wrath” in the Bible. Another example of religion in The Fatal Eggs was when the people called the priest to come say a prayer over the hens and roosters.