A brilliant man single-handedly demolished the world, in an attempt to create the perfect people. Instead of creating his ideal world, he created utter chaos, in which the number of healthy, living humans rapidly decreased. Once the total disorder was over, it wasn't just damage and destruction that remained. A new world began with the end of the human race and the birth of the perfect race, composed of impeccable and excellent creatures. Margaret Atwood tells a story of the end, set in the time of a future society. The previous society falls apart because of the decisions made, decisions that can also be made today. Margaret Atwood's novel Oryx and Crake serves as a prediction for modern society through some historical, scientific and economic concepts. You can make predictions by looking at patterns that occur in history. A pattern that takes place in many years of the past is the idea of eugenics. Margaret Atwood discusses the topic of “eugenics, which involves encouraging and increasing the reproduction of healthy human beings and decreasing the reproduction of people with genetic defects” (Au Par 1). Crake, also known as Glenn, is one of the main characters in his book. From a brilliant teenager he turns into a mad scientist, proposing the idea of the Paradice project. “Paradice” is the dome where Crake completes his work; creates the BlyssPluss pill and the Crakers. He plans to distribute his killer pill BlyssPluss and replace imperfect humans with ideal, immortal Crakers. This concept in history is first seen in Charles Darwin's belief in the "survival of the fittest", where in nature the strongest animals continue to exist; however, the weak do not. Hitler, taking Darwin... middle of paper... around the world around us, and appreciating how wonderful life already is. As for creating Crake's new perfect population, people of all times must understand that flaws are what make the human race beautiful as it is. Works Cited Atwood, Margaret. Oryx and Crake. New York: Anchor Books, 2003. Print.Au, Tracy. "'Oryx and Crake." February 12, 2009. Blogspot. Network. January 6, 2012. http://badcb.blogspot.com/2009/02/oryx-and-crake-essay.htmlBrownstein, Joseph. “Some common vitamin supplements may increase risk of death, study finds.” October 10, 2011. Vital data on mnsbc.com. Network. January 11, 2012. http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/10/10/8256866-some-common-vitamin-supplements-could-increase-death-risk-study-findsSmith, Jeremy. “Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood.” 31 October 2003. Kak Web. Rete. 6 January 2012. http://www.ekac.org/smith_atwood.html
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