Barry's Perception Of Pride In Oryx And Crake

when the executive shows up, what he doesn’t realize is, I’m actually debriefing him on behalf of a competitor.”
He speaks with pride knowing that he is a spy, taking pride in his profession. From the public’s perspective, he is a harmless job interviewer, but from the private image of who actually is, Barry has an ulterior motive that ultimately benefits himself. He throws away the feelings of the people he is “interviewing”, and thinks only of the greater reward he will receive. “I don’t feel any guilt. It’s, you know, what, I mean you have to expect that guys like me are out there. We’re predators.” Barry admits he is a predator and that it is in the nature of his profession to constantly mislead other people. By gaining this private information, …show more content…
Some products include “Cosmetic creams, workout equipment, Joltbars to build your muscle-scape into a breathtaking marvel of sculpted granite. Pills to make you fatter, thinner, hairier, balder,whiter, browner, blacker, yellower, sexier, and happier” From the public image, a flawless person may have stood in their place, only to have multitudes of pills, creams and Joltbars digested inside of them. They modify themselves to look more appealing in order to show a new face to society. However, who they are underneath the procedures is further buried, and an “ideal” image is shown to the rest of the …show more content…
In The Corporation, the exploitation of child workers was covered in order to flee from potential criminal charges that would result in harm for Nike. “Man: You are not permitted to be here! Kernighan: The door was wide open. Man: No no no no no no”. The man from this scene of the film was disturbed when Kernighan opened the door and started filming in the sweatshops because he knew the company would be in trouble if it became known to authorities. Wanting to keep them out of the sweatshop, the man says “This is a private company. Without permission how can you come here?”Out of fear of being exposed to the police, he makes excuses such as “ The door’s for employees, not for you.” This man tried his best to keep Kernighan out of the room, afraid of him placing criminal charges. In Oryx and Crake, Uncle En was protected from criminal charges through the power of his name. “The man with the watch said his name was Uncle En, and they must call him that or there would be very big trouble.” The ‘big trouble’ Oryx was referring to in that quote was imprisonment and questions from authorities. Uncle En was able to escape the charges by carefully teaching the children to call him by that name, in order to fool the soldiers. He knew that when questioned, the children’s words would save