Galapagos: James Wait's Rebirth from an Iron Age in Galapagos In Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut, James Wait shows his rebirth by leaving his “Iron Age” and entering into his new “Golden Age.” Galapagos portrays a group of people who travel to an island on a boat to unknowingly escape a virus that wipes out all of man kind. They now hold the job to repopulate the earth. James Wait, one of the main characters on this voyage, struggles with problems and difficulties in his life, but in the end he reaches peace and a golden happiness. James went through a corrupt childhood that helped to lead him into trouble, but by maturing wi