- narrative structure: jumps back and forth in time, similar to oryx and crake but less stream-of-consciousness
- secrecy
- creativity: why do human pigoons need to be creative
- what’s going on with Madame? are they afraid of her? why does she take their art?
- pp. 33-35: fear for its own sake, or fear triggered by guilt?
- is Madame a Dr. Frankenstein kind of figure?
- did Madame have something to do with the children’s creation as human pigoons?
- the children are so similar to her even though they’re not the same kind of person — recognition but difference — what makes them different is what makes characters afraid — similar to Jimmy’s reaction to genetically modified animals
- could it be pity rather than guilt? avoiding them because she doesn’t know how to act around them without making them feel bad
- fear of the unknown — a lot responsibility for something she doesn’t understand
- uncanny — fear of the familiar/unfamiliar
- tone: dystopian society but we don’t know a lot yet; society is very similar to ours; not set in the future, but in a parallel present
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