iant octopus. Inside the trap, Bond attempts to thwart his worries, which are a product of culture, nature does not worry: "Don't worry about the glimmer of light [...] Don't worry about losing your grip [...] Don't worry about cramp [...] Don't worry about your screaming muscles" (188). During his final test of Dr. No's trap Bond is pitted against a giant caged octopus, a cultural perversion of nature. Again the idea of worrying is raised, the narrator reveals that Bond does not have time to waste worrying about his current physical ailments: "Bond had not time to worry about them [...] The eyes were glaring up at him, redly, venomously, and the forest of feeding arms was at his feet and legs, tearing the cotton fabric away and flailing back" (203). To survive Bond must follow his natural instinct to survive without the cultural presence of 'worry'. The
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