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Explore how Oryx & Crake presents characters as complex and…
Explore how Oryx & Crake presents characters as complex and multifaceted.
Jimmy/Snowman
Complexity: Struggle of identity
Shifting from Jimmy to Snowman (dual perspectives)
Isolation in Post Apocalyptic world
Relationship between Pre/Post Apocalyptic Jimmy & Snowman
Internal conflict between past and present which leads to his isolation
Crakers
Represents the impact of trying to eliminate complexities/multifaceted nature of humans
How humans are always drawn towards art/religion
Could use example of Crakers making their society (religion, art, etc).
Complexities of free will and morality
Crake
Intellectual complexity
Atwood shows the complexities of ambition and pride through Crake
His multifaceted nature is in his ability to manipulate others to get his way
Could be interesting to explore Crake's blinding pursuit of science (and the effects/complexities of this)
Oryx
Complexitiy of humans to supress emotions as a coping mechanism of trauma
She always avoids answering questions about her past
Traumatic past and exploitation (could connect to complexities of exploiting women)
Complexity in her connections with Crake and Jimmy