In Margret Atwood’s novel Oryx and Crake, there is an underlying theme present through the entire novel of rape and consent. Or rather, the lack of consent and the constant presence of rape. The morals that many of the characters hold in terms of rape and consent aid in the destruction of the world by lacking in activeness to improve the society and class structure that they live in, thus providing low standards for themselves and making it easier for humans to be wiped out completely. This idea is reinforced through the novel by the several online sites that are easily accessed, the impact that these sites and norms have on women, and the remedies that provide total non-consequential sexual liberation. The three main characters of the novel,
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On page 84 a site called “At Home with Anna K.” is described as a 24-hour online streaming site where an “artist with big boobs wired up her apartment so that every moment of her life was sent out live to millions of voyeurs”. This here is an example of a woman taking advantage of a peeping, perverted society that is hooked on violating the privacy and personal space of someone who is considered to look “sexual” by society’s norms. Even when someone who is not necessarily described with a lustful and sexual tone, they are still exploited against their will; HottTotts, the pornographic website that is specifically dedicated to forcing young girls into doing things they do not want to do, is described as “the next best thing to being there” (89) and features men that are filmed while “doing things they’d be put in jail for back in their home countries” (89). The girls that are in the films are described as looking “frightened” and even crying (90), meaning that they are being held against their will and forced to participate. In this world, watching porn is portrayed as a normal thing to do to pass the time. The fact that both Crake and Jimmy seem to have easy access to these sites and watch them so casually, almost as though it seems most of their friendship is based solely around it, it provides insight on just how …show more content…
The sheer amount of people that volunteered in taking the pill demonstrates how desperate society is to be able to participate in sexual acts without paying the price for it. This proves how common sex is in this society and how promiscuous people really are. By providing the BlyssPluss Pill, more people are now likely going to participate in callous deeds that plague the web, such as HottTotts. The direct demand and need for BlyssPluss contributes to the destruction of mankind due to Crake’s original intentions to create a better world. By having the pill in a high demand, Crake is able to achieve his goal easily and with little
On page 84 a site called “At Home with Anna K.” is described as a 24-hour online streaming site where an “artist with big boobs wired up her apartment so that every moment of her life was sent out live to millions of voyeurs”. This here is an example of a woman taking advantage of a peeping, perverted society that is hooked on violating the privacy and personal space of someone who is considered to look “sexual” by society’s norms. Even when someone who is not necessarily described with a lustful and sexual tone, they are still exploited against their will; HottTotts, the pornographic website that is specifically dedicated to forcing young girls into doing things they do not want to do, is described as “the next best thing to being there” (89) and features men that are filmed while “doing things they’d be put in jail for back in their home countries” (89). The girls that are in the films are described as looking “frightened” and even crying (90), meaning that they are being held against their will and forced to participate. In this world, watching porn is portrayed as a normal thing to do to pass the time. The fact that both Crake and Jimmy seem to have easy access to these sites and watch them so casually, almost as though it seems most of their friendship is based solely around it, it provides insight on just how …show more content…
The sheer amount of people that volunteered in taking the pill demonstrates how desperate society is to be able to participate in sexual acts without paying the price for it. This proves how common sex is in this society and how promiscuous people really are. By providing the BlyssPluss Pill, more people are now likely going to participate in callous deeds that plague the web, such as HottTotts. The direct demand and need for BlyssPluss contributes to the destruction of mankind due to Crake’s original intentions to create a better world. By having the pill in a high demand, Crake is able to achieve his goal easily and with little