Children of Oryx, Children of Crake: Human-Animal Relationships in Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam Trilogy

Franken, Jessica C.
2014-08
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Children of Oryx, Children of Crake: Human-Animal Relationships in Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam Trilogy

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Climate change and industrialization have introduced new tensions to human-animal interactions in the United States—tensions explored in Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam trilogy (2003-2013). Tying the world of the novels to real-life trends, I examine MaddAddam’s portrayal of animals as commodities and objects of consumption, both literal and metaphorical; uncover sites of animal agency; and identify examples of liminality, “becoming-animal,” “becoming-with animal,” and symbiosis. I urge readers to move beyond both apocalyptic resignation and ecotopian naïveté, using MaddAddam as an inspiration for more thoughtful engagements among humans, animals, and the environment.

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University of Minnesota Final Project. Summer 2014. Degree: Master of Liberal Studies. Advisor: Jen Caruso. 1 computer file (PDF)

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