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Oryx and Crake is told through the vantage point of a man named Snowman. Snowman is living in an outdoor setting near a body of water with a group of seemingly alien entities called Crakers. The Crakers ask him many questions and bring him one fish each week. Snowman exhibits a great deal of anger towards a man named Crake. In contrast, he is very fond of, and still hears the ephemeral voice of Oryx.

It is soon learned that Snowman used to be named Jimmy. Through his recounting of his past, the reader learns that he used to live on a compound belonging to a company called OrganInc. His father was a geneticist that worked with pigs used for human organ harvesting with a lab technician named Ramona. These animals, called pigoons, were the…

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Posted By alexis o #241331 at Apr 03, 2012 11:31 PM

why does jimmy call himself snowman after the plague?

?? given the fact that mad adam won't allow fictitious/mystical names in the game?

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Posted By adriana o #227029 at Jan 26, 2012 5:43 PM

what are 3 main problems that atwood exposes?

what are 3 main things that atwood has problems with

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Posted By zamari p #225287 at Jan 17, 2012 6:38 PM

What's the only advantage that Jimmy has over Crake?

"Asperger's U"
"Wolvogs"
"Hypothetical"

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