Similarities Between Oryx And Crake

Oryx and Crake written by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, is the first of three dystopian novels part of the Maddaddam trilogy. Oryx and Crake was based off a futuristic society which was run off of the science of good genetics. Jimmy the protagonist, lived in a family of genetic scientists. One day Jimmy, met a boy named Glenn, better known as Crake (his code name). Together they connected with their obsession with a child porn star. After having attended separate post-secondary schools, Jimmy took on employment in writing ads. Crake had returned, and offered him an advertising job for a product named BlyssPlus. At the same time a project called Paradice was being created, where a new flawless species named Crakers were being made. Oryx, Crake’s girlfriend, but also a women of Jimmy’s interest, also worked for the same company as a teacher. Incase of danger to Crake, Jimmy was given full authority over Paradice. A global pandemic had occurred once BlyssPlus had been distributed. Crake fled with Oryx, but Crake ended up killing her, which made Jimmy shoot him. Jimmy renamed himself “Snowman” and had to make sure the Crakers would survive. When he returned with supplies and food to the aboretum, where the Crakers were staying, they told him that three visitors had come by.The novel ends as Snowman followed the visitor’s
This way each character’s thoughts and emotions were revealed, making it so we really did get to know the characters on a deeper level. By having the text in third person, the characters did not provide their biased points of view, allowing the reader to create their own vision of how the characters should be. The writer did achieve her purpose of creating a perfect setting for the dystopian theme. This allowed the reader to feel how each of the characters were living in their futuristic society, which had suddenly gone