Oryx and Crake Research Essay
Choose one of the following topics, conduct research using Ebsco and write an essay of no less than 500 words and no more than 800. You must include a Works Cited page and use in-text citations. You must submit your paper to turnitin.com, but remember you can revise before final submission. You will have 2 days in the library to complete your research and write your paper.
1. Atwood’s depiction of this future society is an interesting projection of our current society today. Although we don’t yet have Crakers and rakunks, a number of things that she describes already exist today. By examining the current state of scientific developments such as genetic manipulation, gene splicing, xenotransplantation, transgenic animals by using Academic Search Premier argue that Atwood’s speculative fiction is not so far fetched as it first may seem.
2. Argue that although the world of Jimmy’s youth at first appears very different from our own world, there are some surprising parallels. To do this you might consider the technology and science we employ to stay young, the selling of health, gated communities like this: http://www.celebrationfl.com/, video games, the Internet, what is shown on TV and so on.
3. By examining the websites Jimmy and Crake explore in the novel and the video games they play argue that Atwood uses speculative fiction to voice her concerns about contemporary culture: specifically the mainstreaming of violence and pornography into mass culture.
Choose one of the following topics, conduct research using Ebsco and write an essay of no less than 500 words and no more than 800. You must include a Works Cited page and use in-text citations. You must submit your paper to turnitin.com, but remember you can revise before final submission. You will have 2 days in the library to complete your research and write your paper.
1. Atwood’s depiction of this future society is an interesting projection of our current society today. Although we don’t yet have Crakers and rakunks, a number of things that she describes already exist today. By examining the current state of scientific developments such as genetic manipulation, gene splicing, xenotransplantation, transgenic animals by using Academic Search Premier argue that Atwood’s speculative fiction is not so far fetched as it first may seem.
2. Argue that although the world of Jimmy’s youth at first appears very different from our own world, there are some surprising parallels. To do this you might consider the technology and science we employ to stay young, the selling of health, gated communities like this: http://www.celebrationfl.com/, video games, the Internet, what is shown on TV and so on.
3. By examining the websites Jimmy and Crake explore in the novel and the video games they play argue that Atwood uses speculative fiction to voice her concerns about contemporary culture: specifically the mainstreaming of violence and pornography into mass culture.
Due: October 22 at 11:59 - first draft