17: In what ways does the concept of "freedom of choice" inform your reading in any two works you have studied?
Thesis Statement:
In The Handmaid 's Tale by Margaret Atwood and 1984 by George Orwell, the concept of freedom of choice is informative as it enables readers to consider the restrictions of a dystopian society, thus allowing greater understanding of the main characters, Offred and Winston.
1. Topic Sentence:
In The Handmaid 's Tale by Margaret Atwood, readers can clearly see the limits and restrictions that Offred faces in the dystopian society of Gilead. As a handmaid in Gilead, Offred is forced to conform to the requirements set by the government for the handmaids and this includes being allowing out of the house only once a day …show more content…
Above, on the white ceiling, a relief ornament in the shape of a wreath, and in the center of it a blank space, plastered over, like the place in a face where the eye has been taken out. There must have been a chandelier once. They 've removed anything you could tie a rope to" (7) --> Gilead is very restricted and the citizens live in a regulated environment where all aspects of their lives are controlled including who they are and what they think o There is a lack of individuality as all of the handmaid 's are treated the same and forced into service. The decor is conservative and traditional, representing the views of the government. The windows in her room are symbolic of Offred 's contact with the outside world and they only open partially because she hardly has any contact anymore.
• Gilead is a theocratic government and has complete control over its citizens o "There is the same absence of people, the same air of being asleep. The street is almost like a museum, or a street in a model town constructed to show the way people used to live. As in those pictures, those museums, those model towns, there are no children. This is the heart of Gilead…" (29) --> the atmosphere of the society is controlled and …show more content…
Topic Sentence: In 1984 by George Orwell, the complete lack of freedom in the society is obvious to readers as they can clearly observe the control the Party has on Winston and how they manipulate the society to gain control.
• The embodiment of the Party is the totalitarian government --> Has complete control over Oceania and citizens o Party represents a general loss of freedom o They are control of present and therefore past and even future --> change history and the past is whatever the Party decides o "War is Peace...Ignorance is Strength" --> Unification of ignorant masses of society --> they have no intellect --> people not in the Party do not matter and people in the Party must follow Big Brother or punishment
• The Victory Mansions in the novel represent the theme of oppression and lack of freedom o These are the home of Winston, the main character of the novel and therefore these mansions are important to understand how the society functions in
Thesis Statement:
In The Handmaid 's Tale by Margaret Atwood and 1984 by George Orwell, the concept of freedom of choice is informative as it enables readers to consider the restrictions of a dystopian society, thus allowing greater understanding of the main characters, Offred and Winston.
1. Topic Sentence:
In The Handmaid 's Tale by Margaret Atwood, readers can clearly see the limits and restrictions that Offred faces in the dystopian society of Gilead. As a handmaid in Gilead, Offred is forced to conform to the requirements set by the government for the handmaids and this includes being allowing out of the house only once a day …show more content…
Above, on the white ceiling, a relief ornament in the shape of a wreath, and in the center of it a blank space, plastered over, like the place in a face where the eye has been taken out. There must have been a chandelier once. They 've removed anything you could tie a rope to" (7) --> Gilead is very restricted and the citizens live in a regulated environment where all aspects of their lives are controlled including who they are and what they think o There is a lack of individuality as all of the handmaid 's are treated the same and forced into service. The decor is conservative and traditional, representing the views of the government. The windows in her room are symbolic of Offred 's contact with the outside world and they only open partially because she hardly has any contact anymore.
• Gilead is a theocratic government and has complete control over its citizens o "There is the same absence of people, the same air of being asleep. The street is almost like a museum, or a street in a model town constructed to show the way people used to live. As in those pictures, those museums, those model towns, there are no children. This is the heart of Gilead…" (29) --> the atmosphere of the society is controlled and …show more content…
Topic Sentence: In 1984 by George Orwell, the complete lack of freedom in the society is obvious to readers as they can clearly observe the control the Party has on Winston and how they manipulate the society to gain control.
• The embodiment of the Party is the totalitarian government --> Has complete control over Oceania and citizens o Party represents a general loss of freedom o They are control of present and therefore past and even future --> change history and the past is whatever the Party decides o "War is Peace...Ignorance is Strength" --> Unification of ignorant masses of society --> they have no intellect --> people not in the Party do not matter and people in the Party must follow Big Brother or punishment
• The Victory Mansions in the novel represent the theme of oppression and lack of freedom o These are the home of Winston, the main character of the novel and therefore these mansions are important to understand how the society functions in