Discuss the relationship between simulacra and reality in the novel. Do you think that simulacra is contributing to the loss of the real, or that simulacra, in a certain way, is real? How do Jimmy and Snowman use simulacra in their day to day lives?

Write an essay about Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake. Remember to include a topic sentence and thesis statement near the beginning of your essay and provide ample support for your assertions. How do the Crakers use it (especially at the end)? In the novel is simulacra beneficial or detrimental?