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Are the Crakers Human?
The nature of Humanity in Oryx and Crake




     A presentation by Katey Dager
Snowman and the Children of Crake
●   “Existing and not existing, flickering at the

    edges of blizzards, apelike man or manlike

    ape.” (Atwood 7-8)
Their Transgenic Predecessors



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Their Transgenic Predecessors

●   “[The bobkittens] were supposed to eliminate
    feral cats, thus improving the almost non-
    existent songbird population. . . except that
    the bobkittens soon got out of control in their
    turn.” (Atwood 164)
Their Transgenic Predecessors

●   “If you could tell they were fake. . .it was a bad
    job. These butterflies fly, they mate, they lay
    eggs, caterpillars come out.” (Atwood 200)
The Beginnings of the Crakers

●   “What we're working on is immortality.”
    (Atwood 292)
●   “These are the floor models.” (Atwood 302)
Aristotelian Definition of Human Nature

●   Humans are pairing

●   Humans are political

●   Humans are creative
Pairing
●   “The friendship between husband and wife appears to be a natural

    instinct; since man is by nature a pairing creature even more than he is

    a political creature.” (Nicomachean Ethics)

●   “In your plan we'd just be a bunch of hormone robots. . .There'd be no

    free choice.” (Atwood 166)

●   “There'll be the standard quintuplet, four men and the woman in heat.”

    (Atwood 164)
Political
●   “Hence every city-state exists by nature, inasmuch as the first

    partnerships so exist; for the city-state is the end of the other

    partnerships, and nature is an end” (Politics)

●   “Hierarchy could not exist among them, because they lacked the

    neural complexes that would have created it.” (Atwood 305)

●   “He's [Abraham Lincoln] getting to be a bit of a leader, that one.

    Watch out for leaders, Crake used to say. First the leaders and the

    led, then the tyrants and the slaves, then the massacres.” (Atwood

    155)
Creative, Expressive
●   “We have, then, a natural instinct for representation and for tune and

    rhythm” (Poetics)

●   “Well, what about art?” said Jimmy. . .

    “What about it?” said Crake, smiling his calm smile.” (Atwood 166)

●   “Symbolic thinking of any kind would signal downfall, in Crake's view.

    Next they'd be inventing idols, and funerals, and grave goods, and

    the afterlife, and sin, and Linear B, and then slavery and war.”

    (Atwood 361)
●   “He couldn't get rid of the singing either.”
    (Atwood 352)
●   “Today they asked who made them.” (Atwood
    311)
●   “We made a picture of you, to help us send out
    our voices to you.” (Atwood 361)
Summary
●   The Children of Crake are transgenic humans,
    but they are indeed human
●   Crake successfully removes the pairing
    tendencies, because that is primarily biology
●   Crake thinks he has successfully removed
    political tendencies, but they reemerge
●   Crake cannot remove artistic tendencies,
    specifically singing and representation
●   These things are inherent to humanity and
    imply that the Crakers are human

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Are the Crakers Human? The Nature of Humanity in Oryx and Crake

  • 1. Are the Crakers Human? The nature of Humanity in Oryx and Crake A presentation by Katey Dager
  • 2. Snowman and the Children of Crake ● “Existing and not existing, flickering at the edges of blizzards, apelike man or manlike ape.” (Atwood 7-8)
  • 3. Their Transgenic Predecessors Copyrighted picture removed before posting to the web; it can be found at: http://www.perdador.com/fall06/oryx&crake01.jpg Courtney, Jason. Jimmy went in to see the pigoons. 2006. www.perdador.com. Online.
  • 4. Their Transgenic Predecessors ● “[The bobkittens] were supposed to eliminate feral cats, thus improving the almost non- existent songbird population. . . except that the bobkittens soon got out of control in their turn.” (Atwood 164)
  • 5. Their Transgenic Predecessors ● “If you could tell they were fake. . .it was a bad job. These butterflies fly, they mate, they lay eggs, caterpillars come out.” (Atwood 200)
  • 6. The Beginnings of the Crakers ● “What we're working on is immortality.” (Atwood 292) ● “These are the floor models.” (Atwood 302)
  • 7. Aristotelian Definition of Human Nature ● Humans are pairing ● Humans are political ● Humans are creative
  • 8. Pairing ● “The friendship between husband and wife appears to be a natural instinct; since man is by nature a pairing creature even more than he is a political creature.” (Nicomachean Ethics) ● “In your plan we'd just be a bunch of hormone robots. . .There'd be no free choice.” (Atwood 166) ● “There'll be the standard quintuplet, four men and the woman in heat.” (Atwood 164)
  • 9. Political ● “Hence every city-state exists by nature, inasmuch as the first partnerships so exist; for the city-state is the end of the other partnerships, and nature is an end” (Politics) ● “Hierarchy could not exist among them, because they lacked the neural complexes that would have created it.” (Atwood 305) ● “He's [Abraham Lincoln] getting to be a bit of a leader, that one. Watch out for leaders, Crake used to say. First the leaders and the led, then the tyrants and the slaves, then the massacres.” (Atwood 155)
  • 10. Creative, Expressive ● “We have, then, a natural instinct for representation and for tune and rhythm” (Poetics) ● “Well, what about art?” said Jimmy. . . “What about it?” said Crake, smiling his calm smile.” (Atwood 166) ● “Symbolic thinking of any kind would signal downfall, in Crake's view. Next they'd be inventing idols, and funerals, and grave goods, and the afterlife, and sin, and Linear B, and then slavery and war.” (Atwood 361)
  • 11. “He couldn't get rid of the singing either.” (Atwood 352) ● “Today they asked who made them.” (Atwood 311) ● “We made a picture of you, to help us send out our voices to you.” (Atwood 361)
  • 12. Summary ● The Children of Crake are transgenic humans, but they are indeed human ● Crake successfully removes the pairing tendencies, because that is primarily biology ● Crake thinks he has successfully removed political tendencies, but they reemerge ● Crake cannot remove artistic tendencies, specifically singing and representation ● These things are inherent to humanity and imply that the Crakers are human