How does the novel open? How does this frame the rest of the story?
What is Jimmy’s childhood like? What is the signficance of Jimmy’s earliest memory? How does this memory highlight the novel’s themes about nature? How is Atwood’s novel an example of cli-fi (climate fiction)? Is it similar to Butler’s novel?
What is his relationship with his father and mother like? What are the pigoons? What purpose do they serve? What is the difference between natural evolution and synthetic evolution?
Why do you think Jimmy’s mother leaves the Health Wyzer compound? Does she feel guilty for serving corporate interests? How does this relate to the theme of corporate power and commodification? Is it similar to Dick’s novel?
Who is Glen? How is he different from Jimmy? What is the significance of Extintathon? How is this similar to Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Who is Oryx? How do Jimmy and Glen find her? What’s her back story?
