Marsheley Souverin
Ms.Milliner
EES21Q5-05
October. 20th, 2016 In Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale”, Atwood changes her language many times throughout the novel. The language shows a form of power and it is a means of escape. Offred, the protagonist, uses her language as a tool to escape the plight of her existence. After reading this novel, it is obvious that atwood wanted to show the reader’s the different ways characters throughout the novel use their language to show their emotions. All throughout the novel, I noticed that atwood uses a very descriptive language. When it comes to offred, she is constantly describing things so vivid that the readers would be able to picture an image in their heads. “The curtains are still wavering in the small wind, the sun outside is still shining, though not in through the window directly.” As this line was being read, I was able to picture the room Offred was waiting in. This line was so descriptive that most readers can imagine what Offred is going through. She was reminiscing on the times when she was having an affair with Luke and they used to meet up in hotels because Luke had a wife at the time. It’s said for offred because now she is hotels for a whole other reason and she doesn’t have the freedom to do what she wants anymore. …show more content…
It is known for sure that Offred hates that fact that she is a handmaid, who wouldn’t? “But that’s where I am, there’s no escaping it”. Offred hates how terrible, her life has become but sometimes she tries to make the best of it, because that’s all she can do. Offred holds no power, and has no freedom to do anything because she is not in charge of her own life. She hold so power. That’s one of the most important themes in this novel, Power, and the language in it represents
Ms.Milliner
EES21Q5-05
October. 20th, 2016 In Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale”, Atwood changes her language many times throughout the novel. The language shows a form of power and it is a means of escape. Offred, the protagonist, uses her language as a tool to escape the plight of her existence. After reading this novel, it is obvious that atwood wanted to show the reader’s the different ways characters throughout the novel use their language to show their emotions. All throughout the novel, I noticed that atwood uses a very descriptive language. When it comes to offred, she is constantly describing things so vivid that the readers would be able to picture an image in their heads. “The curtains are still wavering in the small wind, the sun outside is still shining, though not in through the window directly.” As this line was being read, I was able to picture the room Offred was waiting in. This line was so descriptive that most readers can imagine what Offred is going through. She was reminiscing on the times when she was having an affair with Luke and they used to meet up in hotels because Luke had a wife at the time. It’s said for offred because now she is hotels for a whole other reason and she doesn’t have the freedom to do what she wants anymore. …show more content…
It is known for sure that Offred hates that fact that she is a handmaid, who wouldn’t? “But that’s where I am, there’s no escaping it”. Offred hates how terrible, her life has become but sometimes she tries to make the best of it, because that’s all she can do. Offred holds no power, and has no freedom to do anything because she is not in charge of her own life. She hold so power. That’s one of the most important themes in this novel, Power, and the language in it represents