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“The Handmaid’s tale” by Margaret Atwood is a dystopian novel, where women are being controlled and have no freedom. Women are expected to cover their body; they are subjected to being treated as the weaker sex that aren’t allowed to read or learn. In this dystopian, women are being controlled by men, by controlling women’s knowledge, feelings and attachment. Women in this society are not allowed to have freedom; they are controlled by the commanders or their wife’s. The women that are…

In the book “Cinder” by Marissa Meyer, there is a broken society with cyborgs and humans. The opportunity for a cyborg girl (Cinder) and a queen (Levana) to use her different powers is created in this world, that is full of many obstacles. At the same time, Meyers is writing her book in a special way. One theme that the story is representing is, someone's differences can be used as a strength when they use it to their advantage. The obstacle is challenged by the main character (who’s name is…

“If my mind cannot be tied down, if my dreams cannot be diminished, then no amount of restraints can really guarantee my quiet submission” (Feldman). This quote helps represent the characters in the book The Handmaid’s Tale. This book is about Offred, a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. During the book, Handmaid’s jobs are to have children for couples that are having trouble conceiving. She just like many others want to escape to freedom Canada, but at the end of the book Offred gets taken…

Offred lives a sad life in a very sad perverted society. In this reading women are subjected to sexual abuse, and give in to the oppression not only of men, but women of higher power as well. I think this story does correlate a lot with the history of not only the United States, but the world itself. While reading this book I had another reading in my social justice class about the Comfort Women in Japan. These two topics correlate eminently because of the sexual abuse each endured. The Japanese…

“There is more than one kind of freedom, said Aunt Lydia. Freedom to and freedom from” (Atwood 24). The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood is a story of freedoms, and questions what it means to truly be free. An oppressive character in the novel, a woman apart of the theologically tyrannical Gilead, named Aunt Lydia introduces the ideas of “freedom to” and “freedom from” early in Offred’s telling of her story (Atwood 24). ‘Freedom to’ is best described as being able to do what one wants to do,…

In the Handmaid’s Tale, it begins with Offred presenting the situation that handmaids are in. Handmaids are to not have contact with any other caste in the system. They are suppose to bare children for Commanders. The handmaids are constructed by the Aunts in the households. The Aunts carry electric cattle prods for their enforcement. However, the only people with guns are the guards. The handmaids are usually given the right to leave when going for food and they must be in pairs when shopping.…

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood is a novel about a dystopian society that occurs when a conservative party takes control of a nation. Offred is the main character who is subject to this government. It changes her life in a way that completely displaces her from her old life in a negative way. Offred is shaped by her cultural surroundings. Specifically, the religious components of the world around her and the harsh government guides her thoughts and views. She is psychologically and…

When reading The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood capitalizes on the uses and misuses of language in Gilead, as well as our society. In the book, she demonstrates that language is vital for any form of power, whether in the privacy of a bedroom, or in the public streets of the republic. Atwood demonstrates how language can undermine the human condition, namely self identity, community and self expression. However, the use of language that can enrich lives, can revitalize memories or communities…

Offred’s constant contemplation over her words and actions when she is with other Handmaids relays her paralyzing fear of betrayal. The reader wonders whether Ofglen is really as pious as Offred judges her to be, or if her statements, like Offred’s, are just carefully constructed ways of protecting herself. Even those who do manage to find friendship in Gilead understand the dangers their friendships pose. When Offred first joins the mayday resistance, former Ofglen explains, “It isn’t good for…

While the first chapter of The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood is not even two pages long, it introduces two key components to the story--oppression and women. The novel takes place in the Republic of Gilead, a dystopian society that has taken over the United States of America. Where there are oppressors, there are the oppressed, and this group is primarily made up of women. Offred, the narrator, gives insight into her new life, as well as the lives around her. While they are sent to Red…