The Futuristic Warnings of the Scientific Progress in M. Atwood's Oryx and Crake

This article is an attempt to investigate futuristic warnings of scientific progress and its influence on human development particularly the ethical and social implications in Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake (2003). In the view of that, Margaret used the genre of speculative fiction to warn the impact of the technological and scientific advancement on the human civilization in terms of misusing or unchecking it. Besides, The author concerns about the social, ethical and environmental issues and their negative consequences as well. The study employs a textual analysis, as well as Close reading as a technique, is utilized to explore the thematic issues in the text. It also focuses on the notions of technological utopianism and modern sciences. It concludes the findings related to the critiques of scientific advancement and technology as the greatest addressed issues and a massive impact on life, ecology, and humanity. Keywords: Atwood’s Oryx and Crake, Dystopia’s Warnings, Biogenetic Engineering, Environmental Deterioration, and Science Commercialization

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2025-03-22
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15062637
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Enzyme Structure and Function
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The Futuristic Warnings of the Scientific Progress in M. Atwood's Oryx and Crake

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The Futuristic Warnings of the Scientific Progress in M. Atwood's Oryx and Crake

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Abstract

This article is an attempt to investigate futuristic warnings of scientific progress and its influence on human development particularly the ethical and social implications in Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake (2003). In the view of that, Margaret used the genre of speculative fiction to warn the impact of the technological and scientific advancement on the human civilization in terms of misusing or unchecking it. Besides, The author concerns about the social, ethical and environmental issues and their negative consequences as well. The study employs a textual analysis, as well as Close reading as a technique, is utilized to explore the thematic issues in the text. It also focuses on the notions of technological utopianism and modern sciences. It concludes the findings related to the critiques of scientific advancement and technology as the greatest addressed issues and a massive impact on life, ecology, and humanity. Keywords: Atwood’s Oryx and Crake, Dystopia’s Warnings, Biogenetic Engineering, Environmental Deterioration, and Science Commercialization

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