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Time: End of 21st century, in the aftermath of a catastrophic global pandemic that has killed off most of the world’s population, leaving only a handful of scattered survivors. The novel moves back and forth between the post-apocalyptic present and the pre-apocalyptic past in order to explain how the global catastrophe came about.
North America, unspecified year

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The structure of the book is consisting of two parts, one is Snowman’s post-apocalyptic present life, and one is his flashback to pre-apocalyptic time taking the lense of (his past name) Jimmy.  The structure helps to provide two perspectives to the audience and to show the contrast before and after the apocalypse. This contrast creates an emphasis on warning the possible harmful effect of science and technological developments that are unethical and irresponsible.

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Author: Margaret Atwood
Genre: Speculative fiction/ Scientific fiction
written date: 2001-2003 (SARS)
where written: US & Canada
Literary period: Contemporary / feminist

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Snowman/Jimmy
Jimmy(Snowman) is the main protagonist of the novel "Oryx and Crake", who is deeply in love with Oryx and is best friends with Crake. He is a character that feels out of place within this futuristic society and is described of more of a "word person".

Oryx
Oryx was taken from her home and particpated in various kinds of sex work from a young age. Later on in the novel it is described that she is romantically involved with Jimmy and Crake.

Crake
Crake is a character who can be seen as the antagonist in the novel to an extent, he is a character that is deeply gifted with an understanding and passion for science, so he can be seen as an opposite when compared to Jimmy.

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Snowman wakes up, and horrified because no one anywhere knows the time.
He watches over the  Crakers on a beach. Snowman cannot go out of the shadow because he's afraid of the burn, but Crakers are UV resistant. Snowman explains to them the various things that Crakers are curious about.

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The novel "Oryx and Crake" begins with the main protagonist, Snowman(Jimmy) waking up and proceeding to go on with his daily routine. It can be seen that the present society that novel has been set in has fallen, and that Snowman is a survivor. Only later in the novel does the reader find out that the world has succumbed to a man-made global pandemic that was manufactured by Crake.

Furthermore, in the beginning of the novel, the species called the Crakers are introduced, these are beings that were genetically engineered by Crake and are regarded as "Perfect Beings".

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Snowman recalls his past as Jimmy and his first memory at a bonfire, here we see the dead animals burning. Jimmy's dad and his friend are heard talking about how "it was brought in on purpose". It becomes clear to the reader that a new kind of virus had been introduced from the outside. In the bigger picture Margaret Atwood is highlighting the threat of biological warfare. We also see Jimmy's ethical concern for the animals, but we also see the contrasting image of his father and his friend talking about corporate stakes and biological sabotage

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Going back to the paradice

Recalls Crake's project

Jimmy and Crake fell in love with Oryx

Snowman goes back to the Paradice, and he recalls his job at the Compound which was introduced by Crake, who was working on genetic modification to create "Crakers" and developing the BlyssPluss pill to eliminate most of the human population.  Both Jimmy and Crake fell in love with Oryx

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Once Crake's plan is revealed about how the pills he spread across the globe was ultimately killing them. Crake slits Oryx's throat, Jimmy then shoots Crake, killing him instantly. The reason for Crake killing Oryx is still unclear, and is up for reader's to interpret in their own.  Perhaps Crake felt guilty of his actions, and wanted to be killed by Jimmy.Therefore, it can be seen as an assisted suicide. Oryx was just a pawn - was always a pawn to Crake. So Crake used Oryx knowing that Jimmy loved her and will avenge her death

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The falling action of the novel can be regarded as actually the beginning, as throughout the novel there are two timelines that occur, the first being the present and the description of Snowman's daily life post-apocolypse, and the second being Jimmy's childhood all the way to the death of Crake and Oryx. Therefore suggesting that the falling action of the novel is after the death of Crake and Oryx and how Jimmy, now known as Snowman to the Crakers interacts, as well as his journey to the compound, in order to be better equipped.

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Snowman went back to the beach from the Paradice. And he follows his normal routine (as shown in Chapter1). After hearing a voice in his head, he searches for the traits of human existence. He followed the footprints and his excitement exaggerates at the moment when he smells roast meat.However, he was hesitant to approach them because he wonders if they will kill him. The book ends with Snowman thinking, "time to go".The resolution is somewhat incomplete as it stopped at the point where Snowman is hesitant to approach the human beings he found, which leaves the audience with their own imagination of how Snowman’s life will be.