In regards to 1984… wait this book is The Handmaid’s Tale, same difference. The similarities between 1984, a dystopian novel written in 1944, and The Handmaid’s Tale, a alternative dystopian novel written in 1985, are clear cut. It seems that even the fact that The Handmaid’s Tale was written one year after George Orwell’s 1984 is a snarky remark to the bleak future George Orwell painted in his masterpiece. The similarities can only be described as if Margaret Atwood was referencing 1984 with every stroke of the pen.
In this paragraph the similarities will began to become clear. In a broad view we see the simply similarities that don’t seem to appear in other novels in the same genre. The deception of a peaceful cooperative establishment that …show more content…
Trust is a rare trait and deceit is a necessary attribute. In 1984 winston of whom the novels perspective is taken from often has questioning thoughts and is careful of when he expresses them because people are often reported for curiosity and when reported will be basically given shock therapy.. In The Handmaid’s Tale ofglen the main character has a deep relationship in with her curiosity and rage in which she engages with in almost every chapter, she also puts on a mask to hide her questioning of the establishment for fear of being sent to the colonies or facing …show more content…
George orwell decides to give the people who are under the big brother establishment a language called newspeak. Newspeak is the english language shortened to make language easier and less descriptive with statements like, “times 3.12.83 reporting bb dayorder doublespunungood refs unpersons rewrite fullwise upsub antefiling.” This translate in english to, “The reporting of big brother’s order for the day in the Times of december 3rd 1983 is extremely unsatisfactory and makes references to nonexistent persons. Rewrite it in full and submit your draft to higher authority before filing.” In The Handmaid’s Tale Atwood does something similar but, with little effect and gross simplicity. One of the words that Margaret atwood “created” is Unwomen, although in the phrase from 1984 unpersons means non existing persons, the language is so vague that it could have multiple meanings, Unwomen however is a low class of women. Unwomen in The Handmaid’s Tale were feminist who refused to conform to the new society. Atwood uses her invented words to further reinforce the theme of feminism in her
In this paragraph the similarities will began to become clear. In a broad view we see the simply similarities that don’t seem to appear in other novels in the same genre. The deception of a peaceful cooperative establishment that …show more content…
Trust is a rare trait and deceit is a necessary attribute. In 1984 winston of whom the novels perspective is taken from often has questioning thoughts and is careful of when he expresses them because people are often reported for curiosity and when reported will be basically given shock therapy.. In The Handmaid’s Tale ofglen the main character has a deep relationship in with her curiosity and rage in which she engages with in almost every chapter, she also puts on a mask to hide her questioning of the establishment for fear of being sent to the colonies or facing …show more content…
George orwell decides to give the people who are under the big brother establishment a language called newspeak. Newspeak is the english language shortened to make language easier and less descriptive with statements like, “times 3.12.83 reporting bb dayorder doublespunungood refs unpersons rewrite fullwise upsub antefiling.” This translate in english to, “The reporting of big brother’s order for the day in the Times of december 3rd 1983 is extremely unsatisfactory and makes references to nonexistent persons. Rewrite it in full and submit your draft to higher authority before filing.” In The Handmaid’s Tale Atwood does something similar but, with little effect and gross simplicity. One of the words that Margaret atwood “created” is Unwomen, although in the phrase from 1984 unpersons means non existing persons, the language is so vague that it could have multiple meanings, Unwomen however is a low class of women. Unwomen in The Handmaid’s Tale were feminist who refused to conform to the new society. Atwood uses her invented words to further reinforce the theme of feminism in her