Literary Analysis #4 Hand Maid's Tale - 1 views

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  #1 Jessica Strom on 25 Jan 11

   

  Argument:
  The book presents ideas that may not be the most delightful but makes the reader think : What if?. The book can be seen to give a warning symbol towards society showing how the governement can slowly limit the rights of people, and when the people realizing that this is happening ,it is to late. This mostly effects women in this novel, and because of the social distortion and what could happen if people fall into indifference, trusting that things will remain the same.
  
  Evidence:
  Women are onsidered property and are not even allowed to keep their own names. Instead the women who are to give birth are called "of and then the name of the owner. An example would be offred, which when seperated is "Of Fred", giving ownership to the man. There is also a close correlation between the governement of Gilead, which is the governement in the Handmaid's Taole, and similar governements of today.
  
  Thoughts:
  I think that the author was very clever to use the feminist movements in the way Atwood did in the novel. She deomnstrates a clear cut opinion of what she thinks could happen if the people do not pay attention to the world that is evolving around them. Not only the people are responsible, but the governement is also pulled into the picture. This is mainly seen with how desperate the governement is to hold complete control over the people and the way they act and the way they must think.
  
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  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Argument: <br /> The book presents ideas that may not be the most delightful but makes the reader think : What if?. The book can be seen to give a warning symbol towards society showing how the governement can slowly limit the rights of people, and when the people realizing that this is happening ,it is to late. This mostly effects women in this novel, and because of the social distortion and what could happen if people fall into indifference, trusting that things will remain the same. <br /> <br /> Evidence: <br /> Women are onsidered property and are not even allowed to keep their own names. Instead the women who are to give birth are called "of and then the name of the owner. An example would be offred, which when seperated is "Of Fred", giving ownership to the man. There is also a close correlation between the governement of Gilead, which is the governement in the Handmaid's Taole, and similar governements of today. <br /> <br /> Thoughts: <br /> I think that the author was very clever to use the feminist movements in the way Atwood did in the novel. She deomnstrates a clear cut opinion of what she thinks could happen if the people do not pay attention to the world that is evolving around them. Not only the people are responsible, but the governement is also pulled into the picture. This is mainly seen with how desperate the governement is to hold complete control over the people and the way they act and the way they must think. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.rambles.net/atwood_handmaid.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.rambles.net/atwood_handmaid.html</a></div>

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