commodification-of-bodies

This chapter centers on Emiko, a genetically engineered 'New People' woman, as she endures public humiliation and sexual abuse in a seedy bar, highlighting her internal conflict between self-respect and survival instincts. It explores her alienation in a foreign culture that dehumanizes her, contrasting her past life in Japan where New People were somewhat accepted with her current status as a degraded object of mockery and exploitation. The chapter reveals the brutal realities of commodification of genetically modified beings and the societal rejection they face.