Essays on Oryx and Crake
The science fiction novel, Oryx and Crake written by Margaret Atwood is set in a post-apocalyptic future where only one known human is left to roam the earth. That one lonely soul, Snowman, also known as Jimmy, is the last survivor due to a vaccine that was given to him without his awareness. Throughout the...
Information is at the heart of both Oryx and Crake (OC) and The Talented Mr. Ripley (TTMR). They are both, to a certain extent, crime novels, and, as such, they rely on the suspense and thrill from the ‘many crucial events [that] take place behind people’s backs’. Both authors use first person narratives to create...
“Do you like green eggs and ham?” Sam-I-Am asks Joey in Dr. Seuss’s Green Eggs and Ham; “I do not like them, Sam-I-Am,“ Joey responds (Green Eggs 2). Throughout Dr. Seuss’ plethora of children’s picture books, a number of “made-up” foods are described, most notably the aforementioned “green eggs and ham” and the “truffula fruits”...
