Oryx And Crake Essay
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood is an extremely creative book that challenged my imagination as a reader. The basis of her book, being the vague life of the character snowman, as she unfolds the meticulous sequence of snowman’s evolution. Atwood uses a story to tell a story. The text sways back and forth from the present to the past, only revealing what is necessary. It is not until the end of the book, that I as a reader was able to connect all of the dots. Throughout the book there were many elements and devices that contribute to the success of the narrative. One subsection in particular that Atwood reveals the depth of characterization, symbolism, foreshadowing and so forth is Blyss Pluss.
Beginning with characterization, the Blyss Pluss …show more content…
During the Bylss Pluss subsections, Atwood used major symbolism of human imperfections to reveal a futuristic perspective of human life. She began by naming imperfections that the Blyss Pluss pill could fix. The pill “would protect the user against all known sexually transmitted diseases, fatal, inconvenient, or merely unsightly, would provide an unlimited supply of libido and sexual prowess, coupled with a generalized sense of energy and well-being, thus reducing the frustration and blocked testosterone that led to jealousy and violence, and eliminating feelings of low self-worth; and would prolong youth”. The quote above symbolizes the belief that age limits your ability to enjoy life to the fullest and humans should not experience anything negative, such as aging or sickness.
Throughout the book, the characters Jimmy and Crake searched for ways to correct the downside of human nature. Atwood symbolized and portrayed humans as sex loving creatures that only wanted to be happy, and forever young. Their values opposed old age. During Crake’s explanation of the Crakers to Jimmy, he informed him that they would just fall dead at a certain age without any signs or sickness. Crake was creating the Crakers to be societal norms in the future. He was altering human nature beginning with
Beginning with characterization, the Blyss Pluss …show more content…
During the Bylss Pluss subsections, Atwood used major symbolism of human imperfections to reveal a futuristic perspective of human life. She began by naming imperfections that the Blyss Pluss pill could fix. The pill “would protect the user against all known sexually transmitted diseases, fatal, inconvenient, or merely unsightly, would provide an unlimited supply of libido and sexual prowess, coupled with a generalized sense of energy and well-being, thus reducing the frustration and blocked testosterone that led to jealousy and violence, and eliminating feelings of low self-worth; and would prolong youth”. The quote above symbolizes the belief that age limits your ability to enjoy life to the fullest and humans should not experience anything negative, such as aging or sickness.
Throughout the book, the characters Jimmy and Crake searched for ways to correct the downside of human nature. Atwood symbolized and portrayed humans as sex loving creatures that only wanted to be happy, and forever young. Their values opposed old age. During Crake’s explanation of the Crakers to Jimmy, he informed him that they would just fall dead at a certain age without any signs or sickness. Crake was creating the Crakers to be societal norms in the future. He was altering human nature beginning with