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    Freedom and individual rights are essential for living a joyful life. Unfortunately, in the novel The Anthem by Ayn Rand and The Handmaid 's Tale by Margaret Atwood, people live in a close and controlled society. In neither novel, the protagonists have no right of deciding on what they want to do with their lives. For example, Equality 7-2521, the protagonist of the Anthem yearns of becoming a scientist, but is commanded to be a Street Sweeper by a government that fears his independence of mind.…

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    of this patriarchal society. Although all citizens of The Republic of Gilead are subject to the strict laws and rules of the Republic (based on a warped version of the Old Testament) women are completely objectified and erased of all individuality. Atwood uses Offred’s character to represent the ways, as a means of survival, one attempts to…

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    from our own society, but also include elements that we are familiar with. These dystopian societies will not be far from our own future if we abuse the powers that we posses. Margaret Atwood claims that she is not a science fiction writer. Science fiction suggests things that humans are not able to do. (Atwood) Both books have things that we are capable of doing through our technology and government. In Oryx and Crake, the technology they have is not far from what we have now. In The Handmaid…

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    Some people struggle with the concept of finances. Margaret Atwood forms her own theory, with evidence, on the topic of finances in her book Payback. Topics that will be discussed is Margaret Atwood’s views on finances to society, literature that supports her views, and a personal interpretation, and opinion, of Payback. Alistair Macleod stated that writers write about what worries them. Atwood contributed to this statement, with her own opinion, that writers write about what worries and puzzles…

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    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…

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    studied. Thesis Statement: In The Handmaid 's Tale by Margaret Atwood and 1984 by George Orwell, contrast allows readers to observe a clear representation of two opposite characters or situations and identify the main differences, thus enhancing the major theme of oppression in both dystopian societies. Contrast is used to identify the differences between two subjects. 1. Topic Sentence: In The Handmaid 's Tale by Margaret Atwood, contrast can be observed when viewing Offred 's personality…

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    The novel, The Handmaid 's Tale, by Margaret Atwood concentrates on the decisions made by the general public of Gilead in which the protection and security of humanity is more extremely respected than happiness or joy. The general public has experienced numerous physical changes that have urged remarkable mental consequences. I assume that Margret Atwood accepts that the likelihood of our general public getting to be as that of Gilead is extremely obvious in the decisions that we make today and…

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    Education is the cornerstone of advancement and success. In The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, the women of Gilead are not allowed to receive an education. The regime does not allow the women to read and write because it makes them more dangerous and more likely to rebel. The lack of education gives men extra power over the women as they can feed the women information without the women having the opportunity to verify it for themselves. This practice is much like the works of the Catholic…

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    conflict in the development of offred’s character, “Falling in love... It was the central thing; it was the way you understood yourself; if it never happened to you, not ever, you would be like a mutant, a creature from outer space. Everyone knew that.” (Atwood, 261) Many believe that falling in love is a critical stage in the development of a person in order for them to form their own identity. Throughout the story, Offred struggled to form her own identity as she was constantly bombarded with…

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    chapters of the novel, the narrator describes the room stating, “This is the kind of touch they like: folk art, archaic, made by women, in their spare time, from things that have no further use. A return to traditional values. Waste not want not” (Atwood 7). Written at a time when conservative Christians were entering the political arena as never before, The Handmaid’s Tale demonstrates the author’s paranoia regarding life under conservatives. Marxist theorists might look at this quote and…

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