Similarities Between Oryx And Crake

One of the major themes in Oryx and Crake is nature and the manifestation of

nature. Atwood compares natural evolution to the evolution that is manipulated by

men. Here we see scientific exploration and innovation pushing nature so far that

the animals and humans are scarcely natural anymore. As Crake insists that hiscreation of the Crakers is actually natural and a part of nature, we can see how far

the society had gotten away from actually knowing what is and is not natural.

Despite Crake’s assertion, Snowman constantly questions whether or not the

Crakers are actually human. He often stands as a voice of reason in the novel, but no

one seems to listen to him.

Although several themes can be taken away from the novel, something that