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Questions for discussion
Oryx and Crake includes many details that seem futuristic, but are already apparent in our world. What parallels were you able to draw between your own world and that of the novel? Margaret Atwood coined many words and brand names while writing the novel. In what way has technology changed your vocabulary over the past five years? The game 'Extinctathon' emerges as a key component in the novel. Jimmy and Crake also play 'Barbarian Stomp' and 'Blood and Roses'. What comparable video games do you know of? Discuss the advantages and dangers of virtual reality. Is the novel form itself a sort of virtual reality? If you were creating the game 'Blood and Roses', what other 'Blood' items would you add? What other 'Rose' items? If you had the chance to fabricate an improved human being, would you do it? If so, what features would you choose to incorporate? Why would these be better than what we've got? Your model must of course be biologically viable.
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