Comparative essay between "The Storyteller" and "Oryx and Crake"

The Search of Mystery In the novel "The Storyteller" by Mario Vargas Llosa, he writes about a man who changes his identity to become accepted in a tribe in the Amazon forests. The setting used in Margaret Atwood's "Oryx and Crake" is much different for it is set in a futuristic community with advanced technology. Although these two novels seem to be very different because of the setting and character personalities, the social message is …

…goals in both "The Storyteller" and "Oryx and Crake" is to warn us of the danger of our advancing technology and our scarcity of resources. Knowing a scientific paper filled with facts could become off-putting to a reader, the authors have decided to use a story that would capture the reader's attention with an attractive style. The novels create a mysterious and sometimes confusing narrative so the reader would try to put the pieces together.