The minority of the Machiguenga tribe represents the diminishing number of people who use our resources wisely. Once these people cease to exist, so will our resources.
One of the authors' 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.
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