![]() ![]() At first, she finds it difficult to grasp the concept of having three sexes: males, females, and ooloi. Lilith is limited in understanding the Oankali because of her inclination to compare their society with human society. How does Lilith’s previous experience on Earth limit her ability to understand the Oankali and their society? The Oankali are able to escape the same fate because genetically they are predisposed to intelligence but not hierarchy, whereas humans are genetically inclined toward both. If left to its own devices, however, it will always lead to annihilation. With proper attention and treatment, the malady could have been easily remedied if caught early. ![]() ![]() Jdahya uses cancer as a metaphor to describe what happened on Earth. Instead they ignored the increasing tensions rampant in human society, eventually leading to humanity’s ultimate destruction. On pre-war Earth, humans did not know how to use these characteristics to their benefit. But when the two are not synchronized, they oppose each other. When properly orchestrated, the two can come together to provide the order necessary to achieve success. Jdahya remarks that the two characteristics present in humans that led to the war are intelligence and hierarchy. What two characteristics of humanity led to its total destruction in the novel? ![]()
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