The Handmaid’s tale is a book written by Margaret Atwood in 1985. She believed that this country was heading in the wrong direction so she wrote a book to get people to understand her view; she said we are heading backwards not forwards in our progression. Margaret Atwood is a famous writer known for such books as The Handmaid’s tale, Cat’s eye, Alias grace, The blind assassin, Oryx and crake, and surfacing. One of Atwood’s famous quotes is War is what happens after language fails, when two or more people can no longer talk calmly anger comes about and war comes right after there can be no more words spoken. Failure to communicate to the other person creates confusion and anger amongst a situation that isn’t necessary.
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She then moves on and becomes a handmaid and must have sex with the commander; the narrator throughout the book has flashbacks about her relationship with Luke their daughter and the escapes she tried to make with Luke; she also thinks Luke has died because she does not have contact with him. The narrator also has a thing for the driver nick he is another option to get pregnant if the commander does not work out; the narrator also has a mostly bad but sometimes good relationship with Ofglen. No one in this story seems to be happy with their lives. Moira who was strongly against the Gilead eventually got broken down and became a stripper, during the historic notes the story is revealed to be recorded on taper; although never figured out the narrators outcome it is said she at least made it safely.
The handmaid’s tale is a story of what can happen if you are captured and your identity is taken. This book can be applied two either the male or female gender; this story has put a light on what can happen to you if it’s decided we want to capture people and make them our slaves. In the handmaids tale no one seemed happy with their lives for some reason everyone had a sense of loneliness and a need to get out except for certain handmaid’s. If these people are freed, they have lost their train of thought they only know the Gilead how can they do better in their lives if they have been
In the …show more content…
She then moves on and becomes a handmaid and must have sex with the commander; the narrator throughout the book has flashbacks about her relationship with Luke their daughter and the escapes she tried to make with Luke; she also thinks Luke has died because she does not have contact with him. The narrator also has a thing for the driver nick he is another option to get pregnant if the commander does not work out; the narrator also has a mostly bad but sometimes good relationship with Ofglen. No one in this story seems to be happy with their lives. Moira who was strongly against the Gilead eventually got broken down and became a stripper, during the historic notes the story is revealed to be recorded on taper; although never figured out the narrators outcome it is said she at least made it safely.
The handmaid’s tale is a story of what can happen if you are captured and your identity is taken. This book can be applied two either the male or female gender; this story has put a light on what can happen to you if it’s decided we want to capture people and make them our slaves. In the handmaids tale no one seemed happy with their lives for some reason everyone had a sense of loneliness and a need to get out except for certain handmaid’s. If these people are freed, they have lost their train of thought they only know the Gilead how can they do better in their lives if they have been