Stella's Oryx and Crake Blog

Oryx and Crake is the first novel I’ve read where a character has two different names and the story switches back and forth to either ones time in history. We first see Jimmy as a sweet, laid back kid who loves his parents, but soon becomes older and not so innocent.   After Jimmy's mom left he became a totally different person. This is what we would expect to happen when something so traumatic happens. Also l iving in a futuristic world seems like it would take a toll on some. The advanced technology would make society totally different, so of course Jimmy changed as a person. When Snowman was first introduced he seemed like some dirty homeless man who was barely making it. After learning more about him I started to sympathize with him. It seemed as thought her regretted a lot from his past.  The isolation that Snowman has gone through has changed him dramatically. The only interactions that he ever has is with the people from crake, and he doesn't seem too excited to talk to...

Oryx and Crake has many takeaways.  Atwood is known to include allusions throughout her novels. They are often events in our world that happen, but we see it as something that is just a part of history. If we took a step back, these events are kind of crazy and dystopian in itself.   Some of these takeaways include; you may never totally know someone, they could have some big secrets, the world will probably end badly if big corporations get too much power and overtake people, and the government can become extremely controlling because of power and money. Of course many people have big secrets that could effect everyone,  but we don't see that everyday. Crake and Jimmy were best friends and Jimmy never knew that Crake would make a whole new species to preserve a part of the human race. As humans we can deceive people quite easily if we really want to. People also lie if they think it will protect others. It is all part our instincts for "survival". Another idea that I too...