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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 beth n #289335 at Dec 08, 2012 12:59 AM

• In Oryx and Crake, what do the children of Crake do that would surprise Crake if he witnessed it? why would it surprise him?

I cannot figure out why anything they do surprises Crake, I do not understand the answer

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Posted By aaron p #283299 at Nov 14, 2012 2:45 PM

How do I prove Crake is a villain?

I have to write an essay proving Crake as a villain and was wondering if I could find out ways in which I could prove it

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Posted By marlene p #255373 at Jun 09, 2012 9:04 PM

About how far into the future is the setting of Snowman's world occurring?

Answer must have strong and relevant evidence from the text.

Oryx and Crake | Answers: 2