Plato defines the ideal, “healthy” city as one in which everyone focuses on their own work, which they are most suitable for. “The result, then, is that more plentiful and better-quality goods are more easily produced if each person does one thing for which he is naturally suited, does it at the right time, and is released from having to do any of the others” (370c). True philosophers specialize in wisdom and knowledge of the forms, and because they put all of their time and effort into learning the truth, they do not focus on other desires, which include pleasure and physical desires. “Then, when someone’s desires flow toward learning and everything of that sort, he’d…show more content… “These people are specialists,” said Crake. “They wouldn’t have the empathy to deal with the Paradice models, they wouldn’t be any good at it, they’d get impatient. Even I couldn’t do it. I couldn’t begin to get onto their wavelength. But you’re more of a generalist” “Meaning?” “You have a great ability to sit around not doing much of anything. Just like them” (321). Crake obviously thinks differently than Plato, because he believes that being a generalist is the one thing that would make Jimmy a good leader. Crake focused so much of his energy into his scientific research and experiments that he had little of him left to be sympathetic and have emotions towards other people. However, that was all Jimmy had, his emotions and his love of words, which could be beneficial when interacting with the Children of…show more content… Crake is extremely intelligent and knowledgeable, and doesn’t let other desires, specifically sexual, get in the way of his learning. “He doesn’t want to see me when he comes back, he said he would be thinking tonight. He never wants sex when he’s thinking” (319). Even Jimmy’s mom knew that Crake was special, and had a gift that many people didn’t. “Your friend is intellectually honourable,” Jimmy’s mother would say. “He doesn’t lie to himself” (69). Not only was Jimmy’s mom intrigued by him, almost everyone else was, but maybe not for the right reasons. “He exuded potential, but potential for what? Nobody knew, and so people were wary of him.” Crake kept to himself a lot, so no one knew what he would use his knowledge and intellect for. Even Jimmy was wary about Crake: “He [Jimmy] had his doubts about Crake’s honourableness, intellectual or otherwise. He knew a bit more about Crake than his mother did” (70). Crake was not so much concerned with reality, but what was capable of being. He would often ask “what is reality?” or “what is real?” during his discussions with Jimmy, which really annoyed
