Childhood Friendship
In Margaret Atwood’s book, Oryx and Crake, the main character Jimmy had a troubled home life. Jimmy met a boy named Crake when they were assigned as lab partners in school. They began hanging out at lunch and then after school. Crake’s home life was hard as well. This new found relationship became an escape from both of the boys’ difficult lives at home. The simple start of their relationship led to a long and complex friendship between Jimmy and Crake. They had many experiences together both good and bad. But, while they were young, the bond they formed and the experiences they shared were beneficial to both.
Jimmy and Crake began hanging out by playing tennis, but this did not last long because Jimmy was not very athletic and lost fairly consistently to Crake, so the resulted to playing games. The boy’s favorite game was called “Extinctathon” (Atwood 76), which was a battle game where they performed tactics for ultimate domination. Through this game they formed code names, Crake’s remained Crake and Jimmy’s changed to Thickley. They referred to each other by these names for a time, but …show more content…
Jimmy’s mother didn’t like most of Jimmy’s friends, but she approved and seemed to like Crake. Crake was extremely smart and depicted everyday situations with a mathematical mind. Jimmy was better with word and could talk smoothly. He did not have a mathematical mind, therefore he found Crake’s over analysis of simple situations humorous. Jimmy was not as much of a perfectionist as Crake and didn’t get quite as competitive as him. Crake had more intense characteristics and stronger opinions than Jimmy, which balanced out their friendship. The two boys formed a friendship as young adults that allowed them to be distracted from the rough lives they both experienced and home and formed a relationship that is vital to the story line throughout the rest of the
In Margaret Atwood’s book, Oryx and Crake, the main character Jimmy had a troubled home life. Jimmy met a boy named Crake when they were assigned as lab partners in school. They began hanging out at lunch and then after school. Crake’s home life was hard as well. This new found relationship became an escape from both of the boys’ difficult lives at home. The simple start of their relationship led to a long and complex friendship between Jimmy and Crake. They had many experiences together both good and bad. But, while they were young, the bond they formed and the experiences they shared were beneficial to both.
Jimmy and Crake began hanging out by playing tennis, but this did not last long because Jimmy was not very athletic and lost fairly consistently to Crake, so the resulted to playing games. The boy’s favorite game was called “Extinctathon” (Atwood 76), which was a battle game where they performed tactics for ultimate domination. Through this game they formed code names, Crake’s remained Crake and Jimmy’s changed to Thickley. They referred to each other by these names for a time, but …show more content…
Jimmy’s mother didn’t like most of Jimmy’s friends, but she approved and seemed to like Crake. Crake was extremely smart and depicted everyday situations with a mathematical mind. Jimmy was better with word and could talk smoothly. He did not have a mathematical mind, therefore he found Crake’s over analysis of simple situations humorous. Jimmy was not as much of a perfectionist as Crake and didn’t get quite as competitive as him. Crake had more intense characteristics and stronger opinions than Jimmy, which balanced out their friendship. The two boys formed a friendship as young adults that allowed them to be distracted from the rough lives they both experienced and home and formed a relationship that is vital to the story line throughout the rest of the