Oryx and Crake Notes

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Oryx & Crake

Basic Plot
-Snowman was Jimmy
-Parents worked in "compounds"
-Parents worked OrganInc (Genetic growth industry)
-Something happened to make all that disappear
-"Apocalyptic" future
-Disease wiped out population
-"neo" people had skin that could stop harmful rays.



Elements of Dystopian Fiction
-Families lived in "perfect" "compounds"
-Lived in castle-like compounds
-corporate controlled
-Government is corporations
-Advanced medical science
-Looks like normal technology, maybe faster computers etc.