Connections

           The book "Oryx and Crake" by Margaret Atwood, is a story that talks about the future world where the wold has been controlled by a bio-technology made virus. This book has some connections to some of the other books. For example, the book "The Great Gatsby". Both books have a main character that at one point gets to the top of the society, and they get to that point through corruption. Gatsby bootlegs alcohol during prohibition while Crake sells pills to people that are supposed to help them. Also in both books, the main character that are at the top end up dying, meaning that they start at the top and end up at the very bottom.

Another example is "The Things They Carried". In both books the main character has to fight for their own survival in the wilderness. They are put in life threatening situations and are forced to take drastic steps to survive. Both authors in corporate a scene to thrilling suspense and a constant fight for the main characters own survival, making both books suspenseful at times. Also both books deal with desperate times where people may not think straight and may do things that they regret. For instance Jimmy's mother in a fugitive of the government due to her guilt, and in the things they carried a character named Rat Kiley in desperation shoots himself in the foot so he can shipped home. So both books have fleeting suspense and desperation.

If anyone has read "The Great Gatsby" or "The Things They Carried" and enjoyed those, I suggest you to try "Oryx and Crake". It is a great story. Hope you will enjoy it.

By Tian Xu