Sometimes artists like to work from what they see in texts. The above pictures are from one artist's point of view of Oryx and Crake. Do you think these are valid visual representations of the novel? Why or why not?
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All the pictures shown are related to Oryx and Crake and seem valid to some extent. But the pictures that best match the scenes and Characters of Oryx and Crake according to me are, first picture from down where we can see the Snowman sitting on a branch of a tree. This picture looks valid to me. Snowman is weak and skeletal because of insufficient food that he gets, which is same as described in the novel Oryx and Crake. The offshore towers are shown with pink and pale blue sky and birds all around as described in the book. We can also see the only mango that Snowman had in his plastic bag. This is the first scene of novel where we are introduced to Snowman. The second picture that seems valid to me is from the scene where Crake arrives to Jimmy’s apartment after a really long time. Jimmy checks if it is actually Crake on his video cam of the lobby. Crake is grinning and showing Jimmy the finger. Crake is shown exactly as written in the novel, dark clothes and he is not bald like Jimmy as described. The third picture is of Oryx dressed as a saleswoman, which is similar as described in the novel. She is holding a bottle, which might be Blysspluss. She was asked by Crake to advertise for Blysspluss and that’s what is shown doing. These are the pictures which looks valid to me.
The beauty of reading a novel is that there is little to no visual representation of the setting or people aside from what is on the front cover and in turn, the reader is able to interpret and visualize every last detail to his or her own liking. Words can only say so much to provide a general foundation to what places, things and people look like, but since it is impossible to break it into every little detail, the rest of the picture relies on ones unique imagination. With that being said, this particular artist read the novel, interpreted the text, and through his or her imagination, he or she created magnificent artwork of it. In general, there is no saying whether his or her interpretation is entirely correct or not because ones visual representation could be very different from another persons, and what is valid to that person is not necessarily valid to the next. On the other hand, in my opinion, I believe these illustrations are perfectly valid because they portray the text accurately from the people to the animals to the advertisements. As well, in each illustration, every element stays in context and there is nothing out of the ordinary. As long as the pictures stay within reasonable context, there is no saying that they are invalid because they are fully justified by the text. Lastly, these illustrations prove to be valid because there is absolutely nothing that can be compared to them to prove them inaccurate, such as pictures from Margaret Atwood herself.
I believe the pictures that the artist came up with are valid representations of the novel. I think that they are valid because I can connect the artist’s images with the specific parts in the story from where the artist might have gotten the ideas from. I also pictured very similar images in my mind. For example, as I read the section in the book where Crake came to visit Jimmy in his little apartment, I pictured an image very similar to the third picture in the bunch. I pictured Crake grinning and wearing dark clothing while showing Jimmy the finger as described in the novel and that is exactly what the artist drew. Furthermore, I believe that any image that appears in a reader’s mind when they are reading a text is valid because the author left it up to the person to come up with their own images in their mind. I do not think I could say that these pictures are not valid because I do not know what exactly Margaret Atwood wanted us to see. From my point of view, these pictures do not contain anything outside of what Margaret Atwood described in her book and they portray the novel very well and thus are valid.
The artist’s visual representation of Atwood’s Oryx and Crake is an accurate depiction of the novel. Inspired by Atwood’s characters, themes and ideas, the artist brings them to life by precisely retelling the novel in a pictorial form. For example, Oryx’s image depicts a mysterious woman somewhat concealed by the lighting, however, her assumed name on the window is a giveaway to her identity as well as the container of BlyssPlus pills she holds in her alluringly dainty hands. Also, the CorpSeCorp’s image identifies the major themes of power and control, evident in their imposing yet reassuring slogan. The binoculars symbolize their meticulous methodology at maintaining their position, illustrated by the interrogations Jimmy receives when his mother disappears. The artist reinvents the visit to the pigoons by introducing the idea of empathy through Jimmy, who is shown crossing the barrier between the animals and humans. Through these images, the artist recreates a unique perspective of the elements of Atwood’s novel to provide an interesting image for the reader.
The images are a valid representation of the novel Oryx and Crake. The images are very descriptive and contain fine details to depict the novel, although there are some deviations. For example, the pigoons in the image are big, have hair on their heads and have human-like faces with eyebrows. You can imagine them to have these characteristics because they are genetically modified for human benefits. The pigoons have human compatible kidneys, but because that cannot be illustrated, the pigoons are altered on the outside to show that. Also, you can see scientists dressed in orange protective suits to prevent any physical contact with the pigoons, which is described in the book. The pictures also portray the characters and their roles in the book. For example, the image with Oryx depicts her character really well because although we see her, she is still in the dark and mysterious. Similarly, in the novel, we read a lot about Oryx, but we don’t know who she is, what she’s thinking about and what her goal is. Also, the image depicts a role she plays in the book. She is dressed up in a saleswoman and is holding a bottle of BlyssPlus pills, which was he job assigned by Crake. The images are also clear and bold, they send out the message that it is intended to send out. For example, in the image with the CorpSeCorps man, the message is that the CorpSeCorps people have a job that they do 24\7 and that nothing can be hidden from them. You can tell this because the face is blank and it has no expression as if they are very serious. Also, the binoculars show that they can go to any extent to solve their problem. These are some reasons why the images are valid representations of the novel Oryx and Crake.
I think there is something to be said about reading a novel, as it allows the imagination to take off. With that being said, I believe these images are an accurate portrayal of the novel’s content. This artist seems to have connected what was outlined within the novel, with the style of the images. These visuals capture the imagination behind the hybrid creatures, the changed security system of the new world, as well as the characters themselves. I think what makes the pictures exceptional illustrations, is the fact that the images do not necessarily uncover too much about each scenario in the novel. The illustrations are also not too risky, and stay within the limits of the readers’ imagination, which is an important factor when appealing to an audience. There is just enough left up to the imagination, yet there is still sufficient substance to constitute as representation of the novel. Furthermore, I have to conclude that these images are valid, as everything I understood from the novel is well paralleled with the illustrations.
In my opinion, the author has made valid pictures to represent different events in the novel, “Oryx and Crake”. The author has used the description from the text in “Oryx & Crake” to depict characters very well. For example, the woman in the first picture appears to be quite attractive as well as she is holding a pill and she appears to have a business appearance. We assume that the pill is BlyssPluss, which is the birth control pill Crake wanted to introduce to the world. With these characters possessions, the audience will immediate recognize that this woman is Oryx. The author has also highlighted the significant characters (Oryx, Crake, Jimmy, Pigoons and the CorpSeCorps) in the novel through each picture. Also, each picture has demonstrated the significance and/or the personality of each character. For example, the picture of the pigoons gives the viewer a since of how aggressive and dangerous the pigoons are since they are fenced in and the people around the fence are in protective suits.
While reading "Oryx and Crake," I had only a vague picture of both worlds (Jimmy and Snowman's), not including the characters. All five of the pictures are, in my opinion, a valid representation of the important parts of the novel. The first picture is an accurate portrayal of Snowman in his weak, hungry, and lonely state looking upon the dark post-apocalyptic world while the next picture brings to life the pigoons that are common throughout the novel at the same time Jimmy's childhood is shown. Crake is seen in the third picture after arriving at Martha Graham Academy. Eight year old Oryx can be seen at the bottom of Jimmy's computer screen; this is significant because this picture (of her) is when Jimmy felt a connection with her as well as showing Oryx's strength to keep a part of herself hidden from everyone else. The poster promoting the CorpSeCorps does represent the philosophy behind the organization, though it is ironic that people such as Jimmy have to be on the look out for these law enforcers. The final picture of Oryx gives me a visual idea of her as an adult as she was not physically described in the novel. Though characters in "Oryx and Crake" are in all the pictures, their faces are still obscure and left to the viewer to finish creating. In addition, all the pictures are a medium that suits this science-fiction text by being animated, simple, and clear.
When reading a novel, the reader themselves imagine how the characters look and how they act, as well as the setting of where the story takes place. With detailed descriptions provided by the author, the reader is able to envision a clear image of what the author is trying to depict. These pictures were created by a reader just like us, who happened to let their imagination flow on a canvas. From what I have read about the lifestyle of Snowman, of how he lives in a tree and wears only a bed sheet, and of Oryx who was described as a pretty Asian girl, with long dark hair and who is relatively thin, completely match up with the images and also how I imagined their characters to be. Additionally, I do believe that these images accurately portray Margaret Atwood’s description as they act in accordance with the content of the novel.
To achieve a better understanding when reading any sort of text, many people tend to visualize what they are reading. Because of Atwood’s creative, imaginative, and artistic writing, one can without difficulty visualize the setting and the characters of Oryx and Crake. I definitely think the artist’s visual representations of Atwood’s Oryx and Crake are valid. As I was looking at the artist’s images, I could not disagree with them. They were very accurately illustrated to depict Atwood’s text. The amount of consideration, reflection, correspondence and detail is tremendous. The artist really soaked up all of what Atwood was describing and telling us about the characters and scenes. This is evident in the artist’s visual representations. The illustration of Snowman on a tree is my favourite, because it is very similar to how I imagined Snowman. The artist picked up on everything Atwood described from the shore, his bed sheets, his baseball cap, and the one mango Snowman set aside in his plastic bag. The artist also took into consideration his frail, fragile body and lonely, depressed state when creating this representation. Each and every one of the visual representations is valid to the novel. They were all carefully and thoughtfully produced to portray the text in Oryx and Crake.
In my opinion, these pictures are perfectly valid visual representations of the novel, Oryx and Crake. To begin with, the pictures clearly depict scenes or ideas in the book and by looking at the pictures one can easily identify it’s relation to the text. For example, the last picture unquestionably illustrates the scene from chapter one where Snowman is living in a tree with his last supplies while looking out at the offshore towers. Again, the second picture unmistakably shows the idea of the CorpSeCorps as a strict security system as portrayed by Atwood. Although novels are based on the author views of the respective matters, the reader’s interpretation of the book is also equally as important to the text. It is the reader’s role to create meaning from a novel because without the reader a text will not be able to convey its message. A reader’s analysis of a novel can give new meaning or understanding to a topic, as a result all representations of any novel becomes valid. In the first picture, the artist has drawn Oryx as he images her based on information from the book, consequently the picture becomes legitimate because both the author and the reader have worked together to creating meaning from a text. Since Oryx and Crake is of the speculative fiction genre is naturally draws upon themes and problems that exist today. Because both Atwood and the artist are currently experiencing and being affected by these issues today it is appropriate for both of them to express their views and feeling on the subject. Accordingly, the illustrations become valid, especially the fourth since the artist is reflecting not only on the novel but also a current issue today, animal hybridization. In looking at, the clarity of his pictures, the reader’s role to a novel and the current issues found both in the novel and the images one can conclude that the visuals are indeed valid.
When people read the novel they might not get a clear understanding of what the author is trying to say. Therefore, by adding images that relate to the novel, will get people to understand, and somewhat get an idea of the text. The pictures that are attached to this blog connect to some of the scenarios in the book "Oryx and crake". The picture where there is a man that is sitting up on a tree branch, he represents "Jimmy" because Jimmy, in the book is the one who lives in the tree. Including this picture, if people were to see it, they get a better understanding of what Jimmy is going through, because you can see emotion coming through the image. The other photograph where it shows a girl that is holding some kind of a bottle is Oryx. Oryx in this photograph looks the way the author describes her in the book. Oryx is a young girl, with black hair, pretty and a lot more. Viewing this photograph, allows us to picture Oryx when she is mentioned in the book, so we can visualize what is happening, with our imaginations.
Normally, when we hear, read, or someone tells us a story we start to create an image of what we hear, and read in our minds. When reading a novel, the reader themselves imagine how the people within the novel look and how they act, as well as the setting of where the story occurs. In my opinion, these pictures are perfectly valid visual representations of the novel, Oryx and Crake. The pictures clearly depict scenes or parts in the book and by looking at the images one can easily make out it’s relevance to the text. For example, the pigeons in the image are gigantic, have hair on their heads and have human faces like humans with eyebrows. We know that they have all these characteristics and they are all genetically modified pigeons, and were created for humans to benefit in the long-run. The artist has smartly set up the background for the first image, which is Oryx. I think, it is a great way of showing the role Oryx played in this novel, by making a dark image-background we can tell that we didn’t know enough about Oryx or her thoughts and there is still a mystery to be exposed in the text. They images are very clear to understand the message of and can be easily related to “Oryx and Crake”. The images are undoubtedly valid because, all the images are connected to the text and one can easily make realistic connections between the text and these pictures.
When reading a story, different individuals paint different pictures of the characters and the settings in their heads. However, if the author provides detailed descriptions, the pictures that these individuals imagine would not be very different from each other. In “Oryx and Crake”, Margaret Atwood, provides very detailed descriptions of the different places and characters in the book. By providing descriptions for even the smallest details, the author is successful in creating a work of art just from words. These very detailed descriptions make it easy for us to imagine the characters and settings in our minds. The artist who painted those pictures used the descriptions in the book that were provided by Margaret Atwood, and just like us the artist is a reader and paints whatever he/she imagines. In my opinion those pictures are valid visual representations of “Oryx and Crake”, because by reading the text and looking at the pictures, one can see many connections between them. For example in the text it was clearly mentioned that Oryx was an attractive Asian girl, with dark hair, porcelain like skin, and a triangular shaped face; in the picture of Oryx we can fully depict those characteristics.
Authors write novels describing certain images down to the exact detail, while only providing a vague description of others; however, all readers imagine these images differently in some aspect, despite the extent of their description. With that being said, yes, I do believe these pictures are a valid visual representation of the novel. Artists paint pictures or sketch images based on their interpretation of the words or objects and this particular artist painted these images based on what he or she believed was taking place in the novel. The artwork displays the artist’s interpretation of the text. Though, this may not generally be how I or anyone else for that matter, sees the events that took place in the novel, it is what the artist envisioned when read ing the novel. Furthermore, it can be considered a valid representation as all five of the images depict specific scenes, themes, or characters that are a part of the novel. For example, any individual who has read Oryx and Crake can look at the first picture and recognize the character to be Oryx immediately. This can be due to her mysterious, yet dainty and professional physical appearance, or due to the Blyss Pluss pills she’s holding. Though, it may not be detail for detail how I imagined her character to look in my head, it is strikingly similar to the one Atwood describes with her use of words. Even with the last picture where the face of the character is concealed, the image is built upon Atwood’s words allowing us to know the individual in the picture is Snowman, as the character is scrawny due to lack of food and has possessions described in the book such as the baseball cap. In conclusion, regardless of how descriptive Atwood described her characters or scenes, everyone will still picture it somewhat differently; however, since all these images do fall within the context of Atwood’s words, there is no argument presentable saying that they are an invalid representation of the novel.
Some of these images do portray the characters and theme to some extent. As each reader may have had various different images in their heads as they, themselves had gone through the novel, and maybe the writer as well. For example the first picture that I believe is showing Oryx was not exactly to what I had pictured her to be. In the novel she had been described as perfect and beautiful these words have many ways of playing itself in one's mind. I had imagined Oryx to have more figure, a little more mix in the shade of her skin tone. Whereas the picture of Jimmy well fit in with my imagination. Images of the characters were a little off in comparison to those of the compounds and "corporate" images, like the OraganInc and the CorpseCorpse, they seemed to represent the typical officers and "scientific labs" that us readers are used to, in other stories.
Having read Margret Atwood’s “Oryx and Crake”, I had an indistinct picture of the world the characters lived in. After taking a look at these pictures, I feel that they validly represent the characters and significant parts of the dystopian novel. Beginning with Oryx’s picture where she’s holding the blyssplus pill and is well-dressed, the picture still maintains her mysterious personality. Also the advertisement about CorspSeCorsps represents their role throughout the novel well, as they are always on the lookout evidently when they question Jimmy about his mother for years. Another picture illustrates Crake’s visit to Jimmy at Martha Graham, where Crake grins and shows him the finger through the camera. The next picture represents Jimmy’s childhood, when he goes to visit the pigoons and sings to them while his father works at OrganInc, and the last picture depicts the world Snowman lives in and his physical condition described at the beginning of the novel. I find the artist’s pictures interesting as he/she has presented a clear animated version of the novel but has kept the characters’ faces unclear, which may be due to the ambiguity in the text or to leave the images to the audience’s imagination to finish. It is clear that this artist has interpreted and precisely portrayed the text, taking in a lot of detail which is evident in the last picture of Snowman as we see his weak body, cap and even the mango. Hence, I find these images accurate as they stay within the context and leave the viewer at a point where they can finish the picture according to their imagination.
Margaret Atwood has been an inspiration to many of her readers. In her book “Oryx and Crake” Atwood allows every reader to explore the scenes in their own way. Each picture this artist drew represented a certain visual of Atwood’s Text. It is clear that this artist has read the text and approached it effectively. The first image this artist drew represented Oryx, and she was holding a small container. Atwood suggested in her chapter “bottle” that the Blyssplus pill was stored in these containers. The image was a very effective representation for the text, simply because the picture has been similar as the description in the novel. On the other hand, this artist has also drew a picture of “snowman” sitting on top of a tree, which I thought clearly represented his life and personality; he was sitting on top of the tree half naked which represented his hunger, because while he was speaking to the crakers, he wanted them to bring him more food to satisfy his hunger. This picture also has represented his personality, since he was not completely covered I though it represented his incomplete personality, simply because he knew what crake was trying to do but he didn’t react. These visuals were a clear portrayal of the text which I thought was very effective. And this artist did a very good job representing the text.
I believe that the pictures that were posted are valid representations of the novel. The artist must have really enjoyed the book, Oryx and Crake, in order to convert over thousands of descriptive words by Margaret Atwood into pictures. The pictures that he or she drew do resemble the images that appeared from my imagination from reading the book. From the picture of Snowman sitting on the tree, naked, with his cap on near the beach in the post-apocalyptic to the picture of Oryx holding the BlyssPlus, the pictures are described the way the author intended them to be imagined. The picture of Jimmy with the pigoons is a great example of how the artist turned the author’s words into a picture because of what was happening during that scene and what the pigoon project was about, which was to have a pig with multiple human organs in it, that is why the pigoon is really huge in this picture, but what is even scarier than this pigoon is it having tusks later in the book. The other picture with the CorpSeCorps and the
“We’re on the alert, so you don’t have to be” message does demonstrate the way that CorpSeCorps do their job, which was being very observative of people to keep their community safe, such as from Jimmy’s mother. These pictures by the artist are valid to the extent that it can connect to the author’s novel and other reader’s imagination of different scenes.
I believe that all the pictures shown are very much related to Oryx and Crake. The one I feel that has the most relativity to Oryx and Crake is the picture of Snowman on a tree looking at the sea. I feel it relates the most because it shows the result of the catastrophe that had occured in the climax of the book. The picture also details his bony structure due to malnutrition, and his facial hair which shows the duration since the catastrophe. You can also see buildings still erect out of the sea which polishes off the picture displaying the effect of Global Warming. The picture with the pigoons is also very relative for it was the forefront of disaster in this book. The men in the suits performing experiments on the Genetically Modified animals is directly related to Oryx and Crake, due to the fact that Jimmy's father was one of those people who took part in this experiment. The picture with Oryx dressed up like a sales representative of some sort holding what could be a bottle of Blysspuss pills, is definitely related to the book, since she is the one who distributes it to everyone. The drawing of the CorpSeCorps looks more of an advertisement or poster that would be used to tell the compound society that they are safe and that they have no need to worry about anything. All in all the drawings are valid and directly relate to Oryx and Crarke.
The five pictures are indeed valid visual representations of the novel, as they conform to Atwood’s literary descriptions and exhibit the generalized details one would typically picture in their reading of the text, while the artist’s incorporation of additional details, though not explicitly mentioned in the text, are plausible when placed in context with Atwood’s descriptions. As mentioned in the text, Oryx is depicted with distinctly exotic features, grasping a container that presumably cases numbers of the BlyssPluss Pill. Her eyes, however, are curiously shielded from view; in the novel, they exist as her most important physical feature, acting as the catalyst that spurns Jimmy’s interest in her. The artist bestows a mysterious aura upon her, which reflects upon the fact that no character in the novel is able to truly understand her. The CorpSeCorps advertisement embodies the organization’s role as the onlookers in society, while the binoculars serve to emphasize the invasive vigilance they exude. The third picture illustrates Atwood’s elaborate delineations of Jimmy’s room; the window resting indiscreetly behind Crake showcases Jimmy’s pornographic interests, while the room itself is unkempt, which is representative of Jimmy’s character. The fourth image depicts the pigoons as grotesquely oversized pigs, and although Atwood does not indicate their size, the author’s interpretation is sensible when coupled with the textual knowledge that their bodies act as a holding area for multiple human organs. Their extruding veins represent the contrived nature of these genetically modified organisms, and emphasize the way in which Atwood rebukes the manipulation of nature throughout the novel. In the fifth picture, Jimmy’s skeletal physique can be attributed to Atwood’s recurring mentions of his frequent scrounging for food or drink, serving as an indication that he is both hungry and deficient of adequate nutrition. The artist’s choice to feature Jimmy’s nude state as well as the fog encompassing the atmosphere above the water serves as visual testament to the intensity of the heat, as described by Atwood of the post-apocalyptic world. The depiction of Jimmy looking toward the horizon in a contemplative state is indicative of his frequent ruminations regarding the past and the way in which he berates himself for neglecting to remark upon particular signs in Crake that would forecast the bleakness of the present. Ultimately, it is notable that a great attention to textual detail is present within the images, which testifies to the artist’s dedication to the literary content and the validity of his/her representations.
I believe these pictures are valid visual representations of the novel because they include every little detail described in the book. The last picture is a very vivid image of where Snowman spends his time. In the novel Snowman was described to be wearing a baseball cap with a bed sheet, which is hanging on the tree as shown in the picture. This is the tree that he climbed on top of every night to protect himself from the wolvogs. In the beginning of the novel we learn that the polar caps have melted, which has caused many cities across the world to flood. In the picture, you can see that the beach has taken over the tall buildings ad street lights. In his hand, he has a bag of mangoes that he hides near the tree. The pigoons in the second last picture look the way I imagined them to be when Jimmy was describing them. Also, the first picture appears to be an attractive looking woman with a little container in her hand. This is a picture of Oryx advertising the BlyssPluss pill which was responsible for the extinction of human beings. These pictures are very similar to how I visualized them when I was reading the novel, and they are also very accurate with content of the text.
I believe the artist did an excellent job at visually representing his or her perceptions of the novel Oryx and Crake, because the artist chose scenes which impacted him or her and input every bit of detail from the text within those images. This is the reason why seeing the pictures for the first time may be quite shocking, not only is the story realized into something more tangible than the imagination but the viewer is immersed into the artist’s perceptions, usually very different from their own. For example, the image of Oryx reflects her personality: mysterious, elusive, and hidden and the artist portrays this by having light on only half of her face. Oryx, in a business suit, is holding the BlissPluss pill in her hands, which seem to protect and treasure it as the precious solution for mankind she thought it was. The artist picked up on all the facts and emotions of this scene in the picture, but it still seems foreign to the viewer until it is analyzed, rather than immediate recognition. The third image of Crake on the computer screen is how I pictured the scenario in my head of when Crake comes to meet Jimmy. This picture makes the viewer realize why it is difficult to connect fully with these drawings, because the characters imagined are often without faces, they are simply embodiments of emotions inserted into their surroundings; placing a face on a character, especially one like Crake, can be shocking even though it reflects his arrogance and his relationship with Jimmy. The other picture that stood out was the one with Snowman in the tree. This picture is a very good depiction of the actual text in which he has the cap, his last mango, his bare body draped in a long cloth seated on the tree as described in the novel, but again the reader is so familiar with their own Snowman that the one in the drawing is difficult to accept. These images are all very valid and their content is correct but no two people will imagine the scenes the same way or agree 100% on the portrayal of them by other people.
I believe, yes, these images are valid visual representations of “Oryx and Crake”. These images illustrate how the artist views some of the scenes and characters of the novel while not abandoning Margaret Atwood’s written descriptions of them, remaining true to the novel. For example, in the novel Margaret Atwood describes how Jimmy is depressed about his mother’s execution and locked himself up in his home, drinking all the time and having sex with one of his lovers, when soon after Crake shows up. “...: it was Crake, all right, giving him the finger and the grin”, “He had the same dark clothing. He wasn’t even balder” (p 344 – 345, Oryx and Crake). The image that the artist drew to depict this scene is of a Crake who is grinning and sticking his middle finger with dark clothing and hair covering his head. The items around the screen showing Crake are bottles lying around in what seems to be a dark, gloomy, messy room, fitting the given description and acting as an accurate portrayal to what the author has told us, the readers, and the mood expected of such a scene. Jimmy as Snowman in the present is described as very thin with only rags for clothes, wearing a hat on his head, and is all alone, physically, mentally and socially. The image the artist drew of Jimmy illustrates this well, where it stays true to the details of Jimmy’s physical description and the idea of Jimmy being all alone in the world, sitting on a tree watching a world overtaken by nature. The other images seem valid as well, such as the modified, enormous pigs known as the pigoons and the people in suits working with them, and Oryx, the mysterious looking female holding a bottle, the BlyssPlus pills. Oryx is often talked about in the novel as someone who is optimistic and beautiful, yet someone who continues to keep facts and information about herself in the dark, always hiding her true self, just like how even in this image of her close-up, there is a dark shadow covering her face, hiding her details, leaving it unknown. “After a while he said, “Where are you going?” “Oh, someplace. I’ll call you when I get there.” She would never tell him” (p 381, Oryx and Crake). Plus, the ad of the CorpSeCorps picture by the artist is valid as well, as the phrase written on the picture and the image of one looking through binoculars is a basic summarization of all it represents in the novel - “We’re on the alert, so you don’t have to be”. They are guards who are constantly on the watch in order to protect you, watching everyone and everything. All these images follow given descriptions by Margaret Atwood and convey ideas and moods linked to the story. Therefore they are valid representations of “Oryx and Crake”.
I believe the artist did an excellent job at visually representing his or her perceptions of the novel Oryx and Crake, because the artist chose scenes which impacted him or her and input every bit of detail from the text within those images. This is the reason why seeing the pictures for the first time may be quite shocking, not only is the story realized into something more tangible than the imagination but the viewer is immersed into the artist’s perceptions, usually very different from their own. For example, the image of Oryx reflects her personality: mysterious, elusive, and hidden and the artist portrays this by having light on only half of her face. Oryx, in a business suit, is holding the BlissPluss pill in her hands, which seem to protect and treasure it as the precious solution for mankind she thought it was. The artist picked up on all the facts and emotions of this scene in the picture, but it still seems foreign to the viewer until it is analyzed, rather than immediate recognition. The third image of Crake on the computer screen is how I pictured the scenario in my head of when Crake comes to meet Jimmy. This picture makes the viewer realize why it is difficult to connect fully with these drawings, because the characters imagined are often without faces, they are simply embodiments of emotions inserted into their surroundings; placing a face on a character, especially one like Crake, can be shocking even though it reflects his arrogance and his relationship with Jimmy. The other picture that stood out was the one with Snowman in the tree. This picture is a very good depiction of the actual text in which he has the cap, his last mango, his bare body draped in a long cloth seated on the tree as described in the novel, but again the reader is so familiar with their own Snowman that the one in the drawing is difficult to accept. These images are all very valid and their content is correct but no two people will imagine the scenes the same way or agree 100% on the portrayal of them by other people.
These pictures depict a valuable visual representation of Oryx and crake. The very last picture portrays an image of a man sitting on the tree as he is alone and isolated, there are some towers standing out, the birds are flying on the sky which looks haze, there is an ocean passes between the towers and him and he has a little bag which concludes something inside and also that might be mango. This represents snowman, his world and expresses to us the type world he was living. The third picture has an image of an animal with human face and pig’s body can represent the pigeons and the surrounding can represent the organ-ink farms, because those people are working as a team and wearing dresses which designed for scientists. The second picture might be an image of Crake, because he is taller and that could represent the situation of when Crake visits Jimmy’s apartment. The first image can illustrate Oryx working in Crake’s compound as saleswoman. She is wearing a grey coat and she has something in her hand which can be the bliss plus pill and on the window screen it says,” ryx.Beisa” which could be Oryx. These evidences clearly demonstrate that they are valid visual representations of Oryx and Crake.
Margaret Atwood has done a great job of describing the world in which Jimmy was living and the way it changed by the time he became Snowman. I, as a reader, was able to form a very good image of what that society and the environment they lived in, looked like. These pictures not only depict that world in the way that I imagined, but they also give the reader/viewer a more physical and palpable contact. The artist provided details that were probably missed, or forgotten by the reader and maybe even added some that he/she thought might suit the scenes or characters depicted. The pigoons are shown as large and intimidating animals with huge muscles, just as the book described it to us. The artist also chose to give the pigoons a creepy "gorilla-like" face, obviously intended to make it closer to a human face. This feature fits very well the animal, which has most of its organs designed to look like human organs. Just like in the book, Jimmy is shown sitting in a tree by the shore and we can observe the desolate atmosphere by looking at the remaining pylons of a fallen bridge standing in the water. Jimmy's long beard and hair provide the viewer with more insight and detail about how hopeless and careless he has become in that world. The rest of the pictures are also good representations of the two worlds in "Oryx and Crake" because they stay true to Atwood's descriptions. In conclusion, I believe the pictures created by this author are valid representations of the novel because they do not derive from the details and atmosphere depicted by Margaret Atwood, but only add more insight into what exactly that world looked like.
A piece of art is an artist’s way of portraying their imagination and perspective on what they perceive and what they believe in. These images are visual representations of a reader just like myself who has let their imagination speak. The artist(s) has a very precise understanding of all the different characters in ‘Oryx and Crake’ since these images well represent the novel. I believe this because they connect with the text and how the author describes each character, organization and hybridized animal. The first image of snowman is an accurate portrayal of his lifestyle and his living conditions. Living during the post-apocalyptic time period, we see snowman lonely, thin and fragile with his bed sheet sitting on the tree with his Red Sox hat. The outside world seen through Snowman’s eye is at ‘zero-hour’, which is brilliantly shown through the scenery. The next picture of the pigoons are done with such specific detail that they effectively depict the horror described by Margaret Atwood. This representation gives a clear idea of how our world could be like if ‘Oryx and Crake’ became a reality. The image of Crake is scary but it represents his personality and how the reader sees him through Jimmy’s/Snowman’s eyes. The poster of the Corp Se Corps links to how they are described in the novel. They are always looking for people living in the compound, however ironically they don’t trust the people whom they are protecting. Lastly, the image of Oryx fascinates me because I could never picture her in my head prior to this. However seeing this image helps me understand her better. Her thin body, dark and straight hair and her secretive life are shown through this image. The faces of these characters have remained unclear and blurry, which allows readers to create their own images of the characters.
I think that the pictures shown above do represent “Oryx and Crake”. For the first photograph, the girl is in the dark with a flash light, which in my opinion I believe that she is hiding her true identity and this image brings out Oryx’s personality. The last image reminded me of when reading the novel, the way that Jimmy was described suited a personality of a lonely man on his own. The fourth image is also a valid representation because it describes the pigs throughout the novel. All five photos do have a valid visual representation of the novel “Oryx and Crake”.
Artists are imaginative individuals, who have the ability to visualize their conceptions. The artist that did these four paintings did a great job in capturing Atwood’s words and translating them into brush strokes to create valid representations. The validity lies on the fact that the paintings are only produced upon Atwood’s descriptive text and nothing more. In each painting, the artist places several components that stand out to create a strong attachment between the book and image. For instance, in the first image, the artist uses silk-like hair to show of Oryx’s, “South Asian,” decent. The attire, the BlyssPluss Pill along with the image of Oryx Beisa show key points about the character. Also, the image of Snowman exactly depicts his malnutrition state and shows the meagre supplies he had in his tree. In the same particular manner, the artist also draws a great representation of the half pig half baboon pigoons. The pigoons seem to inhibit characteristics from both parenting animals, but most importantly they match Atwood’s descriptions. The artist produces accurate representations by portraying the text as it is and by avoiding outside influences.
The images depict the story in a elaborate detailed fashion through the are illustration of the actually events that took place. In the last picture we see Jimmy sitting on a tree branch half naked observing what is life of the city that he once use to know. Upon close examination of the picture one could see that Jimmy is gazing upon the effects of global warming that has caused profound impact on the environment.More so,within the picture there is the scene of birds migrating . The reason why Jimmy the Snowman is sitting down on a high branch is because its a way of protecting himself from dangerous animals that lurk in the night . Moreover, Margaret Atwood had vividly described the exact location of Jimmy and how being on a top of a branch helps him observe the crackers and to know when the crackers would and provide him with human necessities such as fish every once a week. As as result Jimmy is seen as a prophet to the genetically modified humans because he is the sole survivor of human race who has experienced human nature and the tragic events of the contiguous virus that evolved and evidently destroyed all humanity. I believes that the images shown within the novel are a valid representation of the events that took place because Atwood describes them in details to help the reader to vividly imagine the circumstances of the characters. Thus, the images depicted a prove that a given picture could in fact says more then one word.
The depictions of the dystopian world of Oryx and Crake are valid representations of the text. Both the content and emotions evoked by the illustrations correspond to the text, and amplify the unease caused by the easily drawn parallels to present day. Margaret Atwood forces the reader to evaluate their immediate environment through extending current scientific issues. The image of Jimmy’s first memory depicts the hybrid pigoon, genetic brothers to Homo sapiens, with chemicals and biohazard suits surrounding their pen. The human-like creatures are diseased and thus must be terminated, as the pigoon organs are used in human organ transplants. Progression of technology has progressed disease, with present day epidemics such as the avian flu and SARS. Current practices such as pesticide use and the over prescription of medication introduce new viruses and force current viruses to evolve, turning the medical industry into a business. Oryx and Crake extends this theme with corporations who purposefully create diseases and cures to profit from the illness of the masses. Additionally, Margaret Atwood explores the current advancements in animal splicing. While altering the fabric of nature is distressing unto itself, gene splicing is without either scientific or moral rationale. Hybrid crosses are created simply because they can be, and use from these species are found after the fact as justification. Moreover, the CorSeCorps advertisement image presents another modern day advent: the gated community. Gated communities discriminate against the poor, assuming their incompetence. Intelligence itself, however, is not the sole contributor to the rampant paranoia in these communities. As laws and social programs are geared toward the economically affluent, society serves the rich and ignores the poor. This ensures the oppression of the lower class and manifests into guilt and fear ridden communities who literally lock out reminders of their violations against humanity. Thus, the manipulation of the impoverished Pleebland population by the parasitic compounds directly mirror the current fear of the poor by the rich. The novel Oryx and Crake expands current socio-scientific issues and drives them into the future. Similarly, the visual representations compel the viewer to question the boundaries and morality of science and the man made world, an integral facet of Margaret Atwood’s writing.
I think theses pictures are valid and strong visual representations of the novel. Starting with the last image; it is a very strong image representing the introduction of snowman in the novel. The horizon with a greyish haze, offshore towers standing out, the pink and pale blue of the lagoon, the birds that nest there and the rosy, deadly glow of the surrounding are illustrated in the picture just as described in the novel. And the person, on the tree, with a bed sheet, cap and a mango represents no one but snowman who was introduced with only a dirty bed sheet around himself and a baseball cap with a mango in a plastic bag in the novel. Also the artist shows snowman’s weakness by crating his body thin and bony. In the second last image, we see little Jimmy at OrganicFarms, visiting pigoons. The biosuit that was too big for Jimmy and the face mask he had to wear when visiting the pigoons are shown in the image just as the novel describes. Also the pigoons that are big, frightening with tiny eyes as Jimmy describes them in the novel seems to be similar as to what is seen in the images. And also how Jimmy mentioned that pigoons glanced at him as if they really saw him is represented with a pigoon who seems to be looking at him in the picture. The third picture represents Crake as Jimmy had described in the novel, with not much of hair loss as he expected and dressed in black showing the finger at him through the video camera in the lobby. Also the background image in the screen represents what he has been doing and the pills and the messiness of the surrounding represents the conversation Jimmy had with crake after he just entered the house about how he hasn’t been too good lately. Also this represents the situation he was in after seeing his mother’s death. The next image represent how CorpSeCorps were on their job investigating the things that they needed to including Jimmy’s mother. And the poster somewhat explains how CorpsSeCorps was introduced as the protection or security for things and the others didn’t have to be alert because CorpsSeCorps is there to do their job. And finally, the last image represents Oryx as viewers would imagine with the BlyssPluss pill container, in a suit, representing a saleswoman, looking decent. Also the symbol at the glass door represents Oryx Beisa, an extinct animal where Oryx’s name came from. All these images have characteristics and features that are described in the novel and they are very similar to the images that I imagined when I read the novel.
Most of the images are somewhat valid. Even though Snowman looks weak as described in the book, he should not be holding a plastic bag and wearing his baseball cap because he sees both of them after he climbs down the tree. In addition, Snowman’s watch, the black and yellow ants in the plastic bag and the bug bites on Snowman’s skin mentioned in the book are missing in the image. On the other hand, the image in which Oryx is holding a BlyssPluss pill container is more accurate. Oryx looks like a mantid, a hymenoptera and a Siamese cat, which is how she is described in the book. The buildings drawn in the background also emphasize Oryx’s ‘globewise’ saleswoman image. However, the artist should have drawn a briefcase and Oryx wearing high heels to emphasize her role as a ‘saleswoman’. Pigoons are also similar to their description in the book. They have short legs, are tusk-free, and are big and fat. However, the artist did not include some of the details about the pigoons mentioned in the book such as their runny noses and pink eyes. Even though Crake’s image is similar to how he should look according to Atwood, the artist should have added colour to the video cam image instead of making it black and white and he/she could have, because Atwood described Crake’s hair and eye colour and skin tone in the book. The poster of CorpseCorps is more valid than the rest of the pictures because the man’s face looks like an ape, which is how Jimmy described it in the book. Also, CorpseCorps man holding binoculars is a good representation of Sharon’s opinion of them as spies. The artist used the colours red, yellow and green in the poster as well reminding one of traffic lights and emphasizing CorpseCorps men's role as police officers.
Even though most of the images are missing some of the details mentioned in the book and are somewhat valid, they still provoke one to re-evaluate his/her imagination and force one to think critically about the scenes, thus helping him/her understand characters, scenes and the book better.
In the five visuals above, the artist does create valid interpretations of the ideas and scenes of the Margaret Atwood novel “Oryx and Crake” using the information provided by the novel. At the same time, however, he still captures in each picture the mysteries that surround the story. The artist drew Oryx holding a bottle of BlyssPluss pills, yet still we cannot see her face; leaving this important aspect out of the picture leaves the viewer to wonder what she looks like; this sentiment mirrors a similar effect that Oryx had on Jimmy, as he is always trying to figure out who she really is. Also, Crake’s face, when he comes to visit Jimmy at AnooYoo, is not seen clearly, which represents the mystery that constantly surrounds him and the lack of understanding his motives and personality in the novel. The drawing of a CorpSeCorps promotional poster shows a guard looking through a pair of binoculars; whether or not the man in the poster is looking out for those in the compounds or spying on them is left to the viewer to decide. In the visual of a young Jimmy visiting the pigoons, only one of the pigoons’ faces is visible out of the many pigoons present, but it appears that the artist intentionally drew the pigoon’s face filled with pain or suffering. It seems like this depiction of emotion casts light on the mystery surrounding genetically modified organisms. Lastly, the picture of Snowman looking out at the ruins of what were once the offshore towers surrounded by dull morning light and fog captures the mystery in the beginning of the novel: what had actually happened for this post-apocalyptic state to occur? The content and mystery presented in each of the visuals parallels the content and mystery that the reader finds in every page of “Oryx and Crake”, which is why I believe that these visuals are completely valid interpretations of the novel.
I think that the images are valid representations of the novel Oryx and Crake. Picture tells a thousand words and these images really show many of the things described in the book as it is. For example, by looking at the picture of the pigoons, we can see that they have a good amount of the characteristics of humans in their facial structure, such as the eyes and the eye browns. Since we know that the pigoons were meant to grow human organs, their looks have altered due to the genetical alterations. The CorpSeCorps picture is also very straight forward in telling us that they are the law and no one can escape them. The picture with the women can easily be Oryx because she is dressed to represent a sales women and the bottle of medicine could easily be the BlyssPlus pills. The last picture is clearly Snowman, sitting alone in the tree looking at the world in ruins. In conclusion, we can say that the pictures are very effective in representing the book Oryx and Crake.
Whenever you read something or listen to a story, you create a film, in your mind a scene according to what you imagine those words to look like in other words according to your imagination. The pictures and images that come to your mind are based on the things that you see in your daily life and or in movies. For example if we take an examples of a paradise or heaven no one ever seen it before, but every one has its own picture in mind of how it looks like. If you ask people to draw then they would look different from each other and will not even suit your imagination, but this does not mean that their picture is wrong or not valid just because it does not match your imagination. The differences in the pictures depend upon ones imagination of what they want or believe is the best example of the place they should live in and the best place they could match this kind of imagination is with heaven. Our dreams are the example of this kind of, imagination too. The pictures that come to our mind when we listen to a story or read a novel are mostly the things we see in our daily lives. Sometimes we break up different images and mix them up randomly to create images that best suits our imagination in other way our the images that come to our mind act like puzzle pieces we break them up and recreate them to make up different images. For example, the picture on the front cover of the book Oryx and Crake is very different from the picture that comes to my mind when I read the novel, but it does not mean that the picture on the front cover is not valid just because it is different from what I imagine it to be. I think the same way for all the other pictures shown, even though they are different from the images that come to my mind still they are valid and good representations of the novel. These pictures are good and valid representations I think because they rather suit every ones imagination even though they do not match exactly but these pictures do provide the basic sculpture that is valid and contains the details that are provided by the novel.
Creating visual representations of a certain novel is an artist's or a reader's way of interpreting the material to fully understand what is going on in the novel. The pictures shown were inspired by Atwood's novel, Oryx & Crake which in my point of view are valid visual representations of the novel. Because all of the photos posted were accurately restating, in visual form, what the novel is about or what's going on with the novel. Plus, there's a connection between the illustrations and the novel with how Atwood fully described in details the story of the text. For example, the last photo where Snowman is drawn as sitting alone on a tree wasted & situated in a post-apocalyptic world is exactly the same way what i had envisioned it in my mind while i was reading the novel. The same thing goes with the other photos, however, with some variations - because readers or artists may have imagined it in some way slightly different with how the others picture it but will always come to what the author him/herself is trying to picture out in the novel. And as long as the portraits are in line with the story of novel there is no point of judging them as invalid visual representations.
When reading a novel, the reader is usually provided with sufficient detail to generate visual thoughts regarding the text, but is left to interpret visual settings, character appearances and the events of the plot to a certain extent. A person’s imagination becomes very interactive with the text as it helps the reader to better understand the novel. I believe that these images portray an accurate representation of the detail regarding the characters and their appearances, and the setting provided within the context. These images fit within the range of most readers’ visual understanding of the novel without going into too much detail to render them farfetched. At the same time, these pictures do not give away too much, and leave enough room for detail to be created by one’s own imagination. In conclusion, I believe that these images are a valid representation as they agree with my own visual understanding of the novel.
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