Crake told Jimmy that her name was Oryx and that her job was to teach the people in the enclosure. She also travelled frequently, distributing trial samples of BlyssPluss in “sex clinics” around the world. Jimmy quickly realized that Crake was in love with her.

Is Oryx and Crake a love story?

A stunning and provocative new novel by the internationally celebrated author of The Blind Assassin, winner of the Booker Prize. Oryx and Crake is at once an unforgettable love story and a compelling vision of the future.

Does Jimmy love Oryx?

His only true romantic love is Oryx, whom the novel implies may not even be a single person but rather a conglomeration of televised images of women that Jimmy has seen throughout his life, culminating in the woman that works for Crake in Paradice and with whom Jimmy has a secret sexual relationship.