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neutralA group of naked, multicolored children collect flotsam, chant to Snowman, and question his appearance.
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Oryx and Crake
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Snowman, once Jimmy—son of a bio‑engineer who helped create transgenic “pigoons” for organ harvesting—wakes each day in the ruined world of the pleeblands, haunted by a broken watch, insect bites and disembodied voices while recalling a traumatic childhood, his parents’ involvement with OrganInc, and his uneasy friendship with the brilliant yet nihilistic Crake. As teenagers they discover the disturbing Oryx through illicit videos, partner on school projects, and later infiltrate the elite Watson‑Crick Institute where Crake’s cold commodification of life deepens Jimmy’s alienation. After surviving storms, feral pigoons, and a CorpSeCorps interrogation that likely confirms his mother’s execution, Jimmy joins Crake in the secure Paradice dome, watches Crake murder Oryx when she warns that the new BlyssPluss pill will unleash a hemorrhagic plague, and in a desperate act shoots Crake dead before the dome collapses. Wounded, infected, and isolated, Snowman scavenges germicide, leads the nascent Crakers—engineered humans freed from Crake’s vision—out of the shattered compound, shepherds them across the desolate landscape to a seaside refuge, and delivers a bleak yet hopeful sermon as he settles into his reluctant role as their guardian.
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Primary Author
Margaret Atwood
Source Title
Oryx and Crake
Publisher
Doubleday
Language
en
Summary Language
English
Published Date
0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Published Year
101
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Not available
Contributors
Margaret Atwood (Author)
Identifiers
UUID - 79F2E255-4BD6-43FE-AE2B-6EFE3667C68B
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Characters
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Crake
maleCrake is referenced as the originator of naming rules and the abolition of beards. Snowman directs an angry tirade at Crake
Snowman
maleSnowman interacts with children, reassures safety of flotsam, repeats feather myth, invokes Crake, uses profanity, and dismisses children. Snowman experiences heightened loneliness, self‑critical physical inspection, and curses Crake Endures a thunderstorm, shelters on tire island, gathers beer bottles, drinks dirty water from bridge overhang, and wrestles with self‑critical inner monologue.
Oryx
femaleSnowman's recollection that Oryx is now quiet
WomanVoice
femaleA disembodied woman's voice whispers compliments to Snowman
CorpSeCorps men
neutralSecurity forces associated with OrganInc Farms, constantly on alert
Jimmy's father
maleFather of Snowman/Jimmy, a leading genographer at OrganInc Farms who spearheads the pigoon project
Ramona
femaleYoung lab technician who eats lunch with Jimmy and his father, offers comfort and comments on Sharon's health
Sharon
femaleJimmy's mother, described as ill and intellectually notable Mother's professional role and personal habits revealed.
Dolores
femaleJimmy's former live-in caretaker from the Philippines.
Ms. Stratton Call-Me-Sally
femaleA perky, condescending schoolteacher voice that appears mentally, using vulgar insults, then disappears.
Alex
neutralParrot featured on instructional CD‑ROMs that Jimmy watches at school.
Rakunk
neutralJimmy receives a pet rakunk on his tenth birthday and names it Killer.
Wakulla Price
femaleJimmy's school crush who compliments him and pets Killer.
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