Furthermore, Crake’s plan for the mass extinction of humans directly resembles the story of the great flood and Noah in the bible. For the Crakers, Crake has always remained an omnipotent figure. Crake watches the Crakers develop from a hidden observation deck overlooking their living quarters inside the Paradice centre. Although one can imagine Crake created the Crakers from their name, it is in the chapter, Paradice, where Crake’s hand in their creation is confirmed. Of course, the most obvious parallelism in the story is of Crake and God. From the Craker named Abraham, to Snowman’s mention of the burning bush, the biblical characteristics of the story’s central characters are present through the entire novel. However, these references to the bible are more intricate than they might appear on the surface. Throughout Margaret Atwood’s, Oryx and Crake, the allusions to religion are quite clear.
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