this thesis aims at putting together two of the vestest areas of study there is in humanities: bioethics and literature. the two novels in question, oryx and crake and the year of the flood, are considered as some of the most succssful examples of spculative fiction. in these novels the biological and environmental issues raised as looked at from a bioethics point of view.

Introduction Environmental issues are not unique to a particular community or geographic location but are transnational. As a result, it is clear that the problems that arise in any part of the earth can have different consequences elsewhere. Today's environmental crisis is due to a lack of knowledge and awareness of environmental issues. According to Fritiov, educating environmental consciou...