1. Oryx and crake II

2. today The Loss of Language Gender Ending http://www.courier-journal.com/blogs/vel12/uploaded_images/705px-Chicken_McNuggets-739055.jpg

3. Language/Art “Word people” vs. “Numbers people” the schools they go to their power in the world

4. M.I.T. http://web.mit.edu/ki/img/facilities/institute/image1.jpg

5. Martha Graham Academy? http://vincemichael.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/uic-bad-rehab-signs.jpg

6. Martha Graham, 1948 http://www.paradoxmind.com/1302/Twenties/Culture_Three.html

7. Loss of language: Snowman the sole repository of all language his loss of language abuse of language: advertising and other empty corporate language

8. The value of art: debated throughout the text Art’s biological function the Martha Graham Academy and in the end?

9. GENDER

10. Discussion questions 1: How do you interpret the character of Oryx? Is she merely a stereotype? http://www.travelpod.com/forums/uploads/av-562.jpg

11. Jimmy/Snowman is Atwood’s first male protagonist in a long career. Why him? What is this novel saying about gender relations/love/sex?

12. ENDING

13. Discussion Questions 2 What is Jimmy going to do at the end? How would you describe the ending? How does it shape our reading of the novel?