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After Snowman’s journey with the crakers, they return to the water. Snowman realizes that his knowledge about the crakers and their creation is greater than anyone else. after his journey with them he witnesses all of their capabilities, and the crakers admire Snowman more than ever. He becomes more comfortable around them, but he also feels more knowledgeable. Snowman can now use his knowledge of the past to help prevent any catastrophes that he, himself had lived through.

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Snowman informs the crakers that he will be going on a journey back to the compound, where they had originally come from. The crakers refuse to allow him to go without any protection. After a long argument, he surrenders to their requests and they all embark on a journey. Although there are many different obstacles along their path, Snowman begins to learn more and more about the crakers capabilities, as they are able to fend for themselves, and heal each other in times of need.

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When Crake returns to the bubble after the original virus started to spread, Jimmy had just learned about Oryx’s untimely fate. He realizes that he no longer has anyone, and is overcome with grief. He directs the majority of his anger towards Crake, when he returns, and confronts him for his invention. Jimmy refuses to let Crake into the bubble, and Crake eventually dies from the enraged RejoovenEsense compound workers that realized who was responsible for the disease.

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Jimmy soon realizes his unhealthy obsession with Oryx and decides that it would be best for her to leave for some time. Oryx becomes uncertain of their relationship, and leaves the compound to continue advertising the Blysspluss pill. While they are separated during this argument, the pandemic breaks loose. Oryx is not immune to the disease, and falls victim to it while outside of the compound. She feels guilty for having contributed to the pill that caused the illness, and doesn’t go back to Jimmy for help.

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Jimmy begins his new life at the HelthWyzer compound, but he is still bitter towards the science fields. This is because of the family strains that it had caused in the past, as well as all of the opinions that his mother had imposed on him as a young child. However, the CorpSeCorps continue to keep a close eye on Jimmy, as they are afraid that he is still closely acquainted with his mother. To prevent their suspicion, Jimmy decides to pursue more courses in school related to the most popular scientific projects, which is where is also meets Crake.

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After years living in a highly dysfunctional family, the CorpSeCorps begin to suspect the disorder amongst Jimmy’s family. They are highly dissatisfied with the ideas that Jimmy’s mother is preaching to her son, and decide to interfere before Jimmy also becomes a rebel against the system. In order to prevent any further damage, Jimmy is taken away from his family and sent to live in the HelthWyzer compound with many other children. He lives amongst the scientists that work there and begin school with the many other children. The separation from his family affects him, which results in his reserved personality.

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Jimmy’s father is working at the OrganInc companies, but his mother leans more towards the arts. While Jimmy was growing up, his father would often try to introduce Jimmy to these new inventions that he had produced at OrganInc, but his mother would consistently protect Jimmy from learning about these things. She promotes the idea of free speech, and languages, rather than constantly trying to make superficial objects in order to make life easier. Jimmy’s mother believes that these inventions are a burden. Humans are becoming more selfish, and she believes that these technological advancements will eventually be the downfall. This greatly affects Jimmy since he is much closer to his mother than his father. Her opinions, although against the norm, are what he also believes in. This creates tension within the family that goes unresolved.

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"For instance, Crake said once, “Would you kill someone you loved to spare them pain?”“You mean, commit euthanasia?” said Jimmy. “Like putting down your pet turtle?”“Just tell me,” said Crake. " (267)

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"For instance, Crake said once, “Would you kill someone you loved to spare them pain?”“You mean, commit euthanasia?” said Jimmy. “Like putting down your pet turtle?”“Just tell me,” said Crake. " (267)

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Jimmy begins to understand what Crake’s true intentions were, upon learning that the Blysspluss pill actually contains a deadly, airborne virus that is destined to wipe out all of humanity. This is the cumulative point of Crake’s projects, which embodies the beliefs that Jimmy had started to piece together over the years. Jimmy feels the betrayal of his one closest friend, similar to when his mother had left him so many years before. He is infuriated with what Crake had tricked him into, but becomes stronger, and more independant by this enlightenment. When Crake returns to the compound, he is with a wounded Oryx. After Jimmy accuses Crake of his actions, Crake slices Oryx’s throat, knowing that it would deeply provoke Jimmy. Jimmy, who was already infuriated towards Crake’s actions, shoots Crake.

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At the end of Jimmy’s journey, he embraces his new life as Snowman. He is no longer confronted with the fear of Crake’s creations, or the disapproval of other human beings. He begins to live in the moment, where he is more prepared to take on new experiences. Snowman feels more comfortable to take on the role as a caretaker for the crakers, he feels as though he has accepted more of the past, and looks towards the future. Rather than dwelling on what had previously happened, he is now more open to new endeavors living with the crakers.

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Snowman is the only living person who is aware of what caused the global pandemic. He is well educated in both the Crakers, and the life from before the disease. With the time that passed, Snowman becomes more accepting to what had happened, and rather than dwelling on the past, he looks more towards the future, and continues to care for the crakers. Jimmy understands what happened, but he still is unable to explain it.

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Snowman begins his journey to the RejoovenEsense compound, to find food. When he returns, he will be stronger, and he will be able to help the crakers become even better than they already are. It is a difficult journey, riddled with obstacles such as pigoons, and wolvogs who litter his path. He perseveres, and reflects on the memories that return while he walks through the compound.

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“Now he can feel Oryx floating towards him through the air, as if on soft feathery wings. She's landing now, settling; she's very close to him, stretched out on her side just a skin's distance away. Miraculously she can fit onto the platform beside him, although it isn't a large platform. If he had a candle or flashlight he'd be able to see her, the slender outline of her, a pale glow against the darkness. If he put out his hand he could touch her; but that would make her vanish.” (113)

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“Now he can feel Oryx floating towards him through the air, as if on soft feathery wings. She's landing now, settling; she's very close to him, stretched out on her side just a skin's distance away. Miraculously she can fit onto the platform beside him, although it isn't a large platform. If he had a candle or flashlight he'd be able to see her, the slender outline of her, a pale glow against the darkness. If he put out his hand he could touch her; but that would make her vanish.” (113)

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Snowman’s physical state is not ideal, and his health is at great risk. These hallucinations of Oryx indicate his situation of isolation. He is traumatized by what had previously happened, and is reluctant to continue his life. He begins to lose his purpose and his drive, since he is greatly saddened by Oryx’s death.

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Despite Snowman’s refusal to return to the Compound, the primal need of hygiene, food, and water becomes an issue. His health was slowly deteriorating because of food deprivation, and he realizes that he must take care of himself in order to continue caring for the crakers, who see him as a teacher.

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“Toast was a pointless invention from the Dark Ages. Toast was an implement of torture that caused all those subjected to it to regurgitate in verbal form the sins and crimes of their past lives. Toast was a ritual item devoured by fetishists in the belief that it would enhance their kinetic and sexual powers. Toast cannot be explained by any rational means.Toast is me. I am toast.” 

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“Toast was a pointless invention from the Dark Ages. Toast was an implement of torture that caused all those subjected to it to regurgitate in verbal form the sins and crimes of their past lives. Toast was a ritual item devoured by fetishists in the belief that it would enhance their kinetic and sexual powers. Toast cannot be explained by any rational means.Toast is me. I am toast.” 

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Snowman does not like to think about the past, and he is very pessimistic about his situation. His lack of motivation contributes to his refusal to begin foraging for new materials. In his eyes, the past is a dark place, that considering his present situation, is useless.

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After establishing a somewhat comfortable routine with the Crakers, Snowman is hesitant to return to the RejoovenEsense compound. He does not wish to return in fear of reliving the past, especially considering his fragile mental state. Snowman is confused, and he isn’t mentally or physically prepared to return to what had initially created so much chaos in his life.

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“Five blocks from the main Compound gate, a man staggered out of a side street towardsthem. He was in the penultimate stages of the disease: the sweat of blood was on hisforehead. “Take me with you!” he shouted. The words were hardly audible. The soundwas animal, an animal enraged.”

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“Five blocks from the main Compound gate, a man staggered out of a side street towardsthem. He was in the penultimate stages of the disease: the sweat of blood was on hisforehead. “Take me with you!” he shouted. The words were hardly audible. The soundwas animal, an animal enraged.”

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Snowman escapes the compound with the Crakers, and leads them to the waterfront, where they are exposed to the outside world, to live in freedom. He takes on the new persona of “Snowman”, as he plans to teach and care for the crakers. While leaving, he sees the aftermath of Crake’s Blysspluss pill. The people are suffering, and they are slowly dying all around him. This experience is visual proof to Snowman of the severity of what Crake had done. It is at this moment that Snowman understands the importance of the crakers. He becomes more devoted to caring for them, since he realizes that all of humanity has reached an irreversible fate. His new mission begins, and Snowman recognizes the significance of his new life.

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"Change can be accommodated by any system depending on its rate," Crake used to say. "Touch your head to a wall, nothing happens, but if the same head hits the same wall at ninety miles an hour, it's red paint. We're in a speed tunnel, Jimmy. When the water's moving faster than the boat, you can't control a thing."(398)

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"Change can be accommodated by any system depending on its rate," Crake used to say. "Touch your head to a wall, nothing happens, but if the same head hits the same wall at ninety miles an hour, it's red paint. We're in a speed tunnel, Jimmy. When the water's moving faster than the boat, you can't control a thing."(398)

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Crake explains to Jimmy that sometimes, different situations are out of their control. When the Blysspluss pill is released, Jimmy realizes that he had thought that he was up to pace with what Crake had been planning, but in reality, the result of Crake’s actions made him panic. He was unable to react and spent many days debating inside of the bubble before leaving with the crakers.

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Jimmy is left alone in the bubble with the crakers after Crake’s death. he is uncertain of the future, and is not sure how he will proceed. The outside world is still suffering from the airborne disease, and Jimmy realizes that there is no way to stop it. Jimmy had many responsibilities to fulfill, which was difficult for him. In his life, he was never the brightest, or the most respected, but now he is responsible for the care of this new species. Since he is still adapting to such drastic changes, he stays in the bubble for several days, but soon realizes that he will run out of resources to stay alive. Upon having this realization, Jimmy decides to introduce himself to the crakers. Their encounter was inevitable, but in order to start anew with the crakers, Jimmy takes on the new persona of “Snowman”.

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“I think Crake’s been snooping on us,” said Jimmy that last night. As soon as it was outhe saw it could be true, though maybe he was just saying it to frighten Oryx. 

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“I think Crake’s been snooping on us,” said Jimmy that last night. As soon as it was outhe saw it could be true, though maybe he was just saying it to frighten Oryx. 

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He was waiting for Oryx, but without hope. Something must have happened to her. Otherwise she’d be here.

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Jimmy is unable to deny Oryx, so he is at risk of losing his relationship with Crake. This could result in the removal from his position. Without working at the compound, he loses his sense of adventure, which was to use technological advancements in order to better the world. Jimmy finds that he cannot stop thinking about Oryx, and he ignores any other influential factors in his life when she is around. She is all that matters to him in the moment, and he would much rather spend time with Oryx than continue to work with Crake.

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“ and like the Crakers she was beautiful, so from a distance she didn’t stand out. She wore her long dark hair without ornament, her back was turned, she was surrounded by a group of other people; just part of the scene.” (345) 

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“ and like the Crakers she was beautiful, so from a distance she didn’t stand out. She wore her long dark hair without ornament, her back was turned, she was surrounded by a group of other people; just part of the scene.” (345) 

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“Gazing into those eyes, Jimmy had a moment of pure bliss, pure terror, because now she was no longer a picture-no longer merely an image, residing in secrecy and darkness” (370)

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“Gazing into those eyes, Jimmy had a moment of pure bliss, pure terror, because now she was no longer a picture-no longer merely an image, residing in secrecy and darkness” (370)

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While working at the RejoovenEsense compound, he comes in contact with the same girl that he saw in the video years prior. She was hired as a teacher for the Crakers, and Jimmy realizes that his infatuation still lives. Her name is Oryx, and Jimmy starts a sexual relationship with her, which frequently distracts him from his work. After years of keeping the same image, Jimmy’s infatuation only grows when he sees her in real life. He immediately falls in love with her, and begins a relationship, which created a stark contrast to his previous relationships, that took place after college.

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“Nobody was allowed out of the complex. Or almost nobody. Crake could go out, ofcourse. He was the liaison between Paradice and the Rejoov top brass, though he hadn’tlet them in yet, he was making them wait.”(311)

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“Nobody was allowed out of the complex. Or almost nobody. Crake could go out, ofcourse. He was the liaison between Paradice and the Rejoov top brass, though he hadn’tlet them in yet, he was making them wait.”(311)

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“it was like OrganInc Farms, it was like HelthWyzer, it was like Watson-Crick, only newer. Butphysical plants were just a shell, said Crake: what really counted in a research facilitywas the quality of the brains.” (312) 

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“it was like OrganInc Farms, it was like HelthWyzer, it was like Watson-Crick, only newer. Butphysical plants were just a shell, said Crake: what really counted in a research facilitywas the quality of the brains.” (312) 

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Crake selects only the top minds to work with him on his project. Jimmy understands the caliber of Crake’s goals, and realizes that he must begin to work harder in order to keep up with the members of Maddaddam.

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Jimmy is introduced to the workers at MaddAddam, and tours the compound with Crake. Jimmy learns Crake’s style of work and more of his personality traits. Since this is a highly confidential project, Jimmy must debate whether or not he is ready to lose him freedom and independence. Crake’s new human species, the Crakers, are new creations that include all of the strengths of humans, that Crake hopes will overpower the current modern-day problems.

“By this time Jimmy was feeling a little strange. Crake hadn’t really told him what went on in here, not in specific detail”

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“Only as individuals” said Crake cheerfully.“Well it sucks” “Jimmy, grow up.”Crake wasn’t the first person who’d ever said that to Jimmy”.

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“Only as individuals” said Crake cheerfully.“Well it sucks” “Jimmy, grow up.”Crake wasn’t the first person who’d ever said that to Jimmy”.

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Jimmy has a tendency to depend on others for his own happiness. Although he was exposed to many vulgar things at a young age, his mannerisms aren’t as mature as Crake’s, or other characters in the story. Jimmy would often state how he longs for a different lifestyle, but he does not take action when he isn’t satisfied. This sprouts from the neglect that he had experienced as a child, when he desperately tried to get his mother’s attention, who ignored him relentlessly.

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Jimmy attends Martha-Graham academy, a college specialized in the arts, because of his poor grades in the sciences. On the contrary, Crake is granted admission into Watson-Crick Institute, a specialized science school thanks to his superior grades. Following graduation, Jimmy works for a short period of time at aNooYoo, advertising age defying products. Crake soon returns, and comes into contact with Jimmy to offer him a new position at the RejoovenEsense compound, working as an advertiser for his new BlyssPluss pill. At this moment, Jimmy is taken leaves his current workplace to go and work at a completely new environment. He abandons his current lifestyle to enter a whole new world. He no longer sees several women, with short-lived relationships, but rather a long term commitment, working at the RejoovenEsense compound.

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“All it takes,” said Crake, “is the elimination of one generation. One generation of anything. Beetles, trees, microbes, scientists, speakers of French, whatever. Break the link in time between one generation and the next, and it’s game over forever.”

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“All it takes,” said Crake, “is the elimination of one generation. One generation of anything. Beetles, trees, microbes, scientists, speakers of French, whatever. Break the link in time between one generation and the next, and it’s game over forever.”

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This quote hints at the ideas that Crake had been slowly introducing to Snowman over the years. Based on these comments, Jimmy becomes more inquisitive, and he learns more about what the project is for. This greatly contributes to how he treats the crakers later on, so that he can fulfill Crake’s vision after the pandemic.

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While living at the HelthWyzer Compound, Jimmy meets his classmate, Crake. They spend a lot of time together playing online games, including Extinctathon, and browsing other vulgar websites. Despite their differences in interests, they are able to converse about a variety of subjects. Here, Jimmy begins to understand Crake’s logic, which justifies his inventions. While watching a pornographic film online, Jimmy sees a young girl whom he instants becomes infatuated with and saves her picture for keepsakes. They spend their hours at school and after school together, and Jimmy learns more about Crake’s complex mind. Crake consistently shares his opinions on the large industries, and his own plans for a better future.

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Opportunities to work in the sciences continued to dominate Jimmy’s job options but he continuously rejects their offers. While living at the HelthWyzer Compound, he is encouraged to work in the computer sciences, and gene modification, but it never interests him. His hesitancy to pursue the sciences is due to his mother’s behaviour, who runs away from the compound because she is so dissatisfied with her life. Jimmy’s hostility towards his father’s work is also due to his empathy, which isn’t common in the book’s dystopian world. Jimmy sees the pigoons as more than just animals to harvest organs and also has a strong bond with his pet rakunk, Killer. “If only he could be intellectually honourable. “Another baffling item on the cryptic report card his mother toted around in some mental pocket, the report card on which he was always just barely passing.” (84) “I’m not a numbers person.”(90)

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Although Jimmy is constantly exposed to his father and his mother’s work, his interest for the sciences is lacking. This is a flaw that his father never hesitated to point out. This was his first call to adventure, he was pushed to begin working in the superficial domain of genetic modification and product enhancement. This idea is accentuated during the bonfire, where the OrganInc Industries are forced to burn a large mass of animals, due to a disease that was spreading. Seeing this made Jimmy very uncomfortable, and he began to resent his father’s line of work. Jimmy currently lives in the safety and innocence of his childhood, but the bonfire represents a rude awakening into the reality of the business industry. Although it is not physically a new “world”, the changes are drastic enough to create a new environment for Jimmy. To him, it is so ridiculous and cruel to the point in which it almost seems imaginary.

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Jimmy’s childhood was considered to be ordinary, with two working parents. However, the reader sees a mother who neglects him, and a father who is frequently absent. This affects his personality development as well as the manner in which he interacts with other people. Jimmy’s childhood also introduces him at an early stage to the fast-paced society of workers who are constantly striving towards unnatural methods to achieve a more efficient way of life.