Oryx And Crake Analysis

These two books tell very similar situations from different perspectives. Both books are set in capitalists societies in which the ruling class uses many different tactics to maintain their power. House of Cards shows the perspective of the protagonists Francis Urquhart the Government Chief Whip; a member of the ruling class. This enables the reader to understand methods employed by the bourgeoisie first hand which includes notable incidents of corruption and bribery all in the name of maintaining power. Contrastingly, Oryx and Crake is told from the perspective of the proletariat. This effectively demonstrates a cause and effect relationship between the actions of the bourgeoisies and the lives of the proletariat. Nevertheless, exploiting government is just one of the many tactics used by the bourgeoisie to oppress the people. Capitalism within the society in House of Cards is detrimental as it further defines the social and economic relationship between different classes of people. Private ownership of the means of production supplements capitalists or the people …show more content…
From an earlier age Jimmy is taught that people who cannot serve the commercialized technological interests of the corporations have no place in society. This ideology is rarely challenged by the proletariat. Jimmy falls into this same group when it becomes evident that he is intellectually inferior and would unable to be a contributive member of society because he is not “a numbers person” (Atwood 58). Jimmy’s parents and the community within the compound view him as “not the brightest star in the universe, not a numbers person” (58). This ideology that people cannot be beneficial to society unless they are able to serve the interests of the corporations reinforces the false consciousness and oppression which is rampant in Oryx and