An Ecocritique of Postmodern Culture in Oryx and Crake

Kevser Ateş

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An Ecocritique of Postmodern Culture in Oryx and Crake

Yazarlar:

Kevser Ateş

Yayıncı:

Ataturk University

Ana Başlıklar:

Dünya Dilleri | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü (Diğer)

Dergi:

Edebiyat ve Beşeri Bilimler Dergisi Issue 73, pp.151-158

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Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001331551

pISSN:

2822-4779

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 In this dystopian world where technology has brought about social degradation, Margaret Atwood interrogates how humans and animals transform into commodities in a techno-cultural and hyperreal society. The novel seems to be a warning about the possible catastrophic results of our wrongdoings in the near future with the profit-seeking and powerful multinational corporations recklessly controlling and misusing science and technology for their purposes. It compares the life of an emerging new community comprised of humanoids called Crakers, non-violent, innocent, and peaceful creatures, in a post-apocalyptic world, and the world before the apocalypse presented by the memories of Jimmy, initially believed to be the only human being who survived after a worldwide pandemic, or Snowman- his post-apocalyptic name used by Crakers. Atwood posits the world of Crakers as a place where there is no trace of irresponsible, and reckless damaging actions of the previous world as Crake, the young, genius scientist who has bioengineered them, has made them free of all the devastating, faulty human characteristics such as racism, social order, land control and fear of death. On the other hand, in the pre-epidemic world, Atwood skillfully and vividly designs a world of consumer and pleasure-seeking corporate culture lacking ethical and ecological values. This chapter sets out to shed light on contemporary problems through the examples in the novel in which despite securing scientific and technological possibilities, people do not seem to achieve social and environmental progress.

 In this dystopian world where technology has brought about social degradation, Margaret Atwood interrogates how humans and animals transform into commodities in a techno-cultural and hyperreal society. The novel seems to be a warning about the possible catastrophic results of our wrongdoings in the near future with the profit-seeking and powerful multinational corporations recklessly controlling and misusing science and technology for their purposes. It compares the life of an emerging new community comprised of humanoids called Crakers, non-violent, innocent, and peaceful creatures, in a post-apocalyptic world, and the world before the apocalypse presented by the memories of Jimmy, initially believed to be the only human being who survived after a worldwide pandemic, or Snowman- his post-apocalyptic name used by Crakers. Atwood posits the world of Crakers as a place where there is no trace of irresponsible, and reckless damaging actions of the previous world as Crake, the young, genius scientist who has bioengineered them, has made them free of all the devastating, faulty human characteristics such as racism, social order, land control and fear of death. On the other hand, in the pre-epidemic world, Atwood skillfully and vividly designs a world of consumer and pleasure-seeking corporate culture lacking ethical and ecological values. This chapter sets out to shed light on contemporary problems through the examples in the novel in which despite securing scientific and technological possibilities, people do not seem to achieve social and environmental progress.

 In this dystopian world where technology has brought about social degradation, Margaret Atwood interrogates how humans and animals transform into commodities in a techno-cultural and hyperreal society. The novel seems to be a warning about the possible catastrophic results of our wrongdoings in the near future with the profit-seeking and powerful multinational corporations recklessly controlling and misusing science and technology for their purposes. It compares the life of an emerging new community comprised of humanoids called Crakers, non-violent, innocent, and peaceful creatures, in a post-apocalyptic world, and the world before the apocalypse presented by the memories of Jimmy, initially believed to be the only human being who survived after a worldwide pandemic, or Snowman- his post-apocalyptic name used by Crakers. Atwood posits the world of Crakers as a place where there is no trace of irresponsible, and reckless damaging actions of the previous world as Crake, the young, genius scientist who has bioengineered them, has made them free of all the devastating, faulty human characteristics such as racism, social order, land control and fear of death. On the other hand, in the pre-epidemic world, Atwood skillfully and vividly designs a world of consumer and pleasure-seeking corporate culture lacking ethical and ecological values. This chapter sets out to shed light on contemporary problems through the examples in the novel in which despite securing scientific and technological possibilities, people do not seem to achieve social and environmental progress.

 Teknolojinin toplumsal bozulmaya yol açtığı bu distopik dünyada Margaret Atwood, tekno-kültürel ve hipergerçek bir toplumda insanların ve hayvanların metaya dönüşme yollarını sorguluyor. Roman, bilim ve teknolojiyi pervasızca kontrol eden ve kendi amaçları için kötüye kullanan, kâr peşinde koşan, güçlü çokuluslu şirketler örneğiyle yakın gelecekte yanlışlarımızın olası feci sonuçlarına dair bir uyarı verir gibi görünmektedir. Kıyamet sonrası bir dünyada, şiddet içermeyen, masum ve barışçıl yaratıklar olan Crakers adlı insansılardan oluşan yeni ortaya çıkan bir topluluğun hayatını ve başlangıçta dünya çapında bir salgından sonra hayatta kalan tek insan olduğuna inanılan Jimmynin ya da Kardan Adamın  Jimmynin Crakers tarafından kullanılan kıyamet sonrası adı- anılarının sunduğu kıyamet öncesi dünyayı karşılaştırmaktadır. Biyomühendislik yapan genç, dahi bilim adamı Crake, bu insansıları tüm yıkıcı, hatalı insan özelliklerinden arındırdığı için, Atwood, Crakers dünyasını, önceki dünyanın sorumsuz ve pervasızca zarar veren eylemlerinin hiçbir izinin olmadığı bir yer olarak öne sürmektedir. Öte yandan, salgın öncesi dünyada Atwood, etik ve ekolojik değerlerden yoksun bir tüketici ve zevk arayan kurum kültürü dünyasının ustaca ve canlı bir şekilde tasarısını sunmaktadır. Bu bölüm, bilimsel ve teknolojik imkanlar sağlanmış olmasına rağmen insanların toplumsal ve çevresel ilerleme sağlayamadığını gösteren romandan örnekler yoluyla günümüzün sorunlarına ışık tutmaya çalışmaktadır.

Makale detayları

An Ecocritique of Postmodern Culture in Oryx and Crake

Yazarlar:

Kevser Ateş

Yayıncı:

Ataturk University

Ana Başlıklar:

Dünya Dilleri | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü (Diğer)

Dergi:

Edebiyat ve Beşeri Bilimler Dergisi Issue 73, pp.151-158

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001331551

pISSN:

2822-4779

Oryx and Crake

Postmodern culture

Ecocriticism

Dystopia.Oryx and Crake

Postmodern kültür

Ekoeleştiri

Distopya.

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Kevser Ateş

Yayıncı: Ataturk University

Ana Başlıklar: Dünya Dilleri | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü (Diğer)

Dergi: Edebiyat ve Beşeri Bilimler Dergisi Issue 73, pp.151-158

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2024

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001331551

pISSN: 2822-4779

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Kevser Ateş

Yayıncı:

Ataturk University

Ana Başlıklar:

Dünya Dilleri | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü (Diğer)

Dergi:

Edebiyat ve Beşeri Bilimler Dergisi Issue 73, pp.151-158

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001331551

pISSN:

2822-4779