Colleen Atwood

Introduction The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood and The Bath by Janet Frame both show the extraordinary loss of freedom humans can suffer in their lives. These talented writers have portrayed this theme through skilful use of characterisation, setting and imagery. In dystopian novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, antagonist Offred is stripped of her freedom by a theocracy. This government demand single women to be surrogates for rich, barren couples. In the short story, The Bath by Janet Frame, a…

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood is a dystopian novel set in a future America. In it, a woman named Offred is a Handmaid in a republic called Gilead. Offred—whose name stems of-FRED--is one of many fertile women forced to carry the children of their masters in order to make up for declining births in the years past. With her old life erased, Offred finds herself provided for with daily necessities: a conservative red habit, daily bread, and a suicide-proof room to stay in. Provided with…

Abdullah Khan Mrs. Ciufo ENG3U1 16 November 2015 The Over Controlling Government of Gilead “Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives” (Ronald Reagan). Governments throughout the world interchangeably uses the democratic form of government and dictatorship. Throughout history, the white men have segregated several ethical groups by stripping them of their individualism and autonomy. In order to achieve this totalitarianism, these men are willing to do anything…

The Handmaid’s Tale and Never Let Me Go, encapsulate ideas which correspond with the real world. These narratives consist of controversial themes such as the Caucasian birth rate decline and cloning amongst society. Although they differ in some aspects, for instance, lifestyles, these two novels may be observed in comparable ways. There is a clear demonstration throughout both novels of how supremacy can have an immense impact on social construction. In many societies within the world, religion…

organs in her dystopian future and our own world reflects the necessity of wealth in access to healthcare. Utilizing the eerie setting of a dystopian future while maintaining an air of humor through her use of puns to prevent alienating the reader, Atwood attempts to caution us to the potential ramifications such advancements could…

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood We all believe oppression is thing of the past, right? What if it isn’t? What if oppression was a thing in our future too? In the story “ The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood, a futuristic story about a dystopian society that oppresses women and treats them as property, years after women had been finally equal in society. In this society women are not allowed to read, so all signs are turned into pictures, women also cannot leave the house more than…

the impact of Atwood and her novel, The Handmaid’s Tale throughout society. Bizer claims Atwood’s message has influenced many educational institutes across the U.S. and Canada. Bizer claims, “The Handmaid’s Tale has become a significant artifact of North American postmodern culture” (Bizer 40). Atwood, according to Bizer, has written yet one of the best dystopian novels due to her ability to explain events occurring prior to actual storytelling. Much like other dystopian novels, Atwood is…

Margaret Atwood was born on November 18, 1939, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She is the second oldest out of her two siblings. She spent most of her time in the woods of Quebec admiring nature. In her poetry, she provided a lot of background considering she is always observant in the woods. Her father was an entomologist, a branch of zoology dealing with insects. In 1946, she moved to Toronto with her family and focused on writing. She loved creative writing and knew that she was going to have a…

Many individuals believe that being human is automatically guaranteed of having humanity. Yet, in Margaret Atwood’s dystopic novel Oryx and Crake proves us wrong that being human does not guarantee to having humanity. This dystopian novel highlights complications of society and the actions of one another can be forever impacted. A common theme that is persistent throughout the novel is the actions of Humanity through the characters of Jimmy and Crake. Theses characters display and define why…

Altruism’s Gifts of Nature Have you ever gone out of your way to help somebody in need, or maybe even done something for somebody just because you know it will make them happy? If you have, then you could relate to the word “altruism”. Altruism is the belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well being of others. In the article “Of Altruism, Heroism and Evolutions Gifts” the author Natalie Angier describes altruism by using examples of not only human beings but also…