![]() ![]() The trilogy starts with Oryx and Crake, in which we meet Jimmy, a survivor of the plague and our leading character. As expected, human intervention in destroying the world as we know it. Serving as a great example of eco-fiction, the text revolves around a fictional United States which has been devastated by a man-made plague. No, not in The Handmaid’s Tale but in her ‘MaddAddam’ trilogy. One of my favourite alternative worlds is created by Margaret Atwood. It is fairly easy to find similar patterns or societies, yet normally something is not quite right. In eco-fiction, alternative worlds remain recognisable. The alternative realities portrayed in dystopian science fiction resemble our own present time albeit completely distorted. We’ve all seen films and TV shows about how we destroy our own eco-system dystopian films like Blade Runner and Mad Max come to mind. ![]() ![]() Believe me when I say that when these two join the stories they produce are shocking, to say the least. Eco-fiction sees literature and the environment coming together. You might think this is only a matter of politics and lawmaking but literature plays a major role in understanding our environmental impact. In a fast-paced world, the question of how our actions impact what surrounds is undeniable. There is an increasing concern about our negative impact on nature and how to preserve the environment. ![]()
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