Out of all the geniuses as Watson-Crick, Crake chose Jimmy to lead his “Crakers” after his world-wide apocalypse took place. He also could have chosen Oryx, who was trusted by the Crakers, but he still chose Jimmy… So the question is why? It may have been that Jimmy was Crake’s only real friend since he […]
To survive we must wipe everything out and start over. We must erradicate our human nature. We must end to begin. These are all the sort of idea that Crake was trying to convey in Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake when he introduced the virus to wipe out the human race. However, I really do […]
One of my favorite parts of the book was the talk of myth and art in general. I found the discussions between Crake and Jimmy quite interesting, and couldn’t help but take some offense to how Crake essentially described art as a tool for the artist to get a piece of ass. On the surface […]
The use of science is a huge factor in the novel Oryx and Crake and it is eventually the reason why humanity is destroyed and the reader encounters the apocalyptic world they see in the beginning of the novel is the outcome of science. Its scary to think this kind of science is probably capable in todays […]
When I finished reading Oryx and Crake it was difficult for me to decide what aspect of the novel that I enjoyed the most. Although some could argue that the characters are not complex I believe that they are. What impressed me the most about Oryx, Crake and Jimmy is that even after the novel […]
To me this was an interesting novel overall. It had several twist to it and kept me always thinking about what was going to be coming up next. One main point that kept me thinking throughout the novel was what exactly was Crake motivation for everything. Then during our dicussion on April 17th in class […]
Oryx and Crake has turned out to be one of my favorite novels of Humanities 383. I found Atwood’s lack of specific details extremely refreshing after reading Delany’s Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand. The lack of details in Atwood’s novel gave me plenty of working memory space in order to consider her main points […]
“Gone were its destructive features, the features responsible for the world’s current illnesses” (305). It has been mentioned many of times that we are obsessed with the destruction and rebuilding of the world. We look at what went wrong and what we need to improve on in the new world. After reading the aforementioned line from Oryx and Crake I […]
I thought that this novel was very interesting. The ending being so ambiguous really makes you wonder what Snowman will do whether he will try to befriend the people or see them as enemies and identify more with the crackers. One of the things that interested me the most was Crakes motivation. Crake is […]
I think that Oryx and Crake adheres to a more subtle “mad scientist” theme. While Crake is not a caricatured brand of evil, he is evil in the same sense as the 20th century scientists who ran wildly unethical experiments. Many people know of the few psychologists of this era whose experiments required driving somewhat unsuspecting […]
I found it interesting the dynamic between Jimmy and Crake and how they exemplify two different standards of social power. Jimmy shows on page 193 that he has power due to his sexual and social ability with girls. This is very similar and relatable to the idea of being a “player” which is often still […]
After finishing Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake, the most significant scene in this novel is where Jimmy experiences the plague happening while in Paradice. For instance, Atwood writes, “He was in shock. That must have been why he couldn’t take it in. The whole thing seemed like a movie” (342). This quote reminds me of […]
“As soon as they start doing art, we’re in trouble” (p.361) This line from the book really stuck with me. Creativity is hugely important in raising children and it is helpful with problem solving. For Crake to understand that if his Crakers start creating art that his realm would soon end, is not surprising. He […]
Though we probably gather few things from instinct alone, the most primary of these is the idea of the self. From a young age, we know – if nothing else – that there is an “I” and a “you;” I have certain thoughts, take up a certain amount of space, etc., and all that is […]
I found the idea, which is played with quite a bit, of the simulacra quite interesting. It reflects our current society now in many disturbing ways, and takes it a step or two further. “Outside the OrganInc walls and gates and searchlights, things were unpredictable. Inside, they were the way it used to be when […]
To start, it is nice to be done with Delaney and on to an easier read. This novel flows much better for me and it has ideas I can easily grasp. The two themes that have stuck out the most to me are the ethics of creation and science, and […]
The farther I read on in Margaret Atwood’s novel Oryx and Crake the more it is becoming my favorite novel in the course. The novel brings up so many issues that are evident in the other novels that we have read but it does it in a very refreshing way. I’m excited to read more to […]
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood is quickly becoming one of my favorite novels of the class. Atwood manages to write on a number of different issues all the while keeping an actual plot going. Now amongst these many issues, there is one line in particular that has managed to catch my attention that deals with […]
Given the redundancy of the theme of ‘cultural evolution of religion,’ I feel inclined to make a disclaimer in favor of religion here. For it is not just in Atwood’s story that this theme is exemplified, but many authors do this. My point here is that demonstrating the evolution of religion in temporality (in human terms) […]
This is my second time reading Oryx and Crake and it’s still one of my favorite books. The subject that has always fascinated me in the novel is the idea of trying to create the perfect human organism and what features are included to claim this title. Now that I am reading this novel for […]
I am enjoying reading this book. As mentioned in class I like the way the chapters are broken up. I thought that in particular chapter 6 was very interesting. When reading about Oryxs childhood it was very troubling. I thought it was particular interesting that children being sold was not viewed as selling but […]
Oryx’s story about her past was very disturbing to read. It is common knowledge that sex trafficking is prevalent today, but it is still hard to read about, even though it is a fictional story. Oryx’s mother sold her for money, and so they could possibly be able to feed their other children. This reminded […]
In class we discussed how in Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake it was necessary for Snowman to introduce laws and a subsequent mythology in order for the Crakers to function. It was too hard for Snowman to explain every single thing from the past that the Crakers had questions about, so instead he made up […]
One of the things that really struck me the most was how Margaret Atwood discusses Jimmy’s and Crake’s education in her novel Oryx and Crake. Atwood separates Jimmy and Crake by the two different aspects of knowledge, science and the arts. For instance, in the beginning of the chapter “Applied Rhetoric,” Jimmy and Crake end […]
I am enjoying this book and it is a good read, I am just not sure what to make of it yet. The picture is where I am trying to picture Snowman. I am intrigued by the characters and how their lives have changed and what the future holds for them. I like how the […]
Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake is a novel about a man who goes by the name of Snowman (Jimmy before the plague) living in a post apocalyptic world. Although we are not told directly, it’s implied that he’s the last man on Earth. What’s interesting in this novel is the moral and ethic values that Atwood […]