Green

Question 1

featured

Answer 1

the colour is featured prominently throughout the novel

compounds decorated with lush artificial plant life

the world after the plague resembles a tropical rainforest, with vines claiming man-made structures - although most of the plants are a result of experimentation and genetic splicing

Question 2

eyes of the Crakers

Answer 2

are bright green

due to their ingestion of huge amounts of chlorophyll

a result of a Godlike creative act accomplished by science and Crake

Question 3

green traditionally represents

Answer 3

what is natural and environmentally friendly, but in this novel it often indicates the intrusion of human science on natural processes

Question 4

green also represents

Answer 4

the naivete and innocence that perhaps preceded scientific advancements - Oryx must wear green contacts as the Crakers won’t understand her brown eyes

Question 5

the Crakers are “green”

Answer 5

both eye colour and the fact that they have not seen or experienced much

Question 6

green

Answer 6

it is the convergence of hyper-intelligence and naive innocence, arrogance and humility