In the story of “The Lay of the Were-Wolf”, Bisclavaret is accused of being a monster. He does in fact turn into a were-wolf, but there are many factors in which his ex-wife was the true monster. Bisclaveret had never hurt anyone. He would escape to the thickest woods when he became the beast so he wouldn’t have any contact with humans. His wife was the one who betrayed him by running off to get married to a knight and tell him all of Bisclavaret’s secrets. She had the knight turn Bisclavaret into a beast forever.…
Not a monster in any kind of way does not have emotions nor feelings. Loved his wife with all their heart before was betrayed. ”This baron was wedded to a very worthy dame, right fair to see, and sweet of semblance. All his love was set on her, and all her love was given again to him.” The king allowed the baron to follow him as a friend. “All perceived that the king loved him as a friend.” Bisclaveret never did any kind of wrongful acts.…
Offred lived a normal, American life when all of the sudden, her family was taken from her so she could go have somebody else’s baby. The Handmaid’s Tale is about a woman’s tale of her life, her story, and her struggles in a new society and how she got there. This story by Margaret Atwood tells the life of Offred, a handmaid for a wealthy couple and her daily struggles trying to adapt to her new world. Offred tells how she makes deals with her Commander and his Wife with hope of getting out and how that changes her life. The progress in this book is not as one would probably describe progress, but it is as follows: the government and society had to make major changes in order to bring about the new system and laws, Gilead is thinking of and executing ways to raise the birthrate in their country, and handmaids and women in general are protected at all costs.…
The wife's actions were only to keep her out of harm. Her husband left her alone for three days a week, when he transformed into a monster and went into the forest. When Bisclavaret was captured by the King the beast showed that it was able to harm someone without resentment, like it did to the knight and his previous wife. The beast attacked the knight and the King and his men threatened him with a rod to pry him away. When he saw his wife for the first time in over a year, he jumped at her and bit her nose until men ran to her assistance. If the monster had lost its temper around the wife earlier, he could have killed the…
The author offers that Handmaids Tale, “Atwood’s novels became part of a new wave of fiction writing by feminist who wrote both to entertain and to dramatize the plight of women.” He goes on about all the contributing factors that inspired the new fiction writing. He covers the plot and gives quotes from the book specifically from the women and their perceptions. He goes on to explain the different categories of women and their roles. The confinement and objectification of women are evident in the analysis. Government and religion are discussed in great detail and their part in Gilead societies. The religion influences the government entirely and women pay the price. Rape is discussed is perceived as being provoked that women ask for it. The…
Author Margaret Atwood’s writing has been shaped by one particular movement- the push for women’s rights in the 1960s and 1970s. When Atwood was a college student, “a woman was expected to follow one path: to marry in her early 20s, start a family quickly, and devote her life to homemaking” (“The 1960s-70s”). Employers assumed that the females who did work would soon become pregnant, so ladies were unlikely to advance in their careers. What money they did earn was controlled by their husbands, or their male wardens, as females are legally subject to them. With the development of the birth control pill a few years later, women could now chase professional careers and “the double standard that allowed premarital sex for men but prohibited…
Beowulf and Dr. King provide examples of loyalty in their actions. Beowulf is loyal to Hrothgar by repaying Ecgtheow. Beowulf is also loyal to his own king by bringing home some of the treasure that he earned during his adventures. Dr. King was loyal because he stayed with his goal, even if he had some roadblocks facing him. This includes receiving death threats. Dr. King kept fighting for what he thought was right. Beowulf and Dr. King were loyal to their mission especially in times of extreme adversity.…
Being a loyal person in a very important quality to have, and it makes a good man. Throughout the novel, Jim, Billy and Silver showed loyalty, and they were, all in all, good characters. First, Jim showed loyalty by watching out for the one-legged sea-faring man for Billy. He was constantly awake in the Admiral Benbow watching for him, although he never came. He was loyal to Billy, and Billy could trust him,…
Atwood has always enjoyed writing Sci fi novels. The feminist and environmental views stemmed great from Atwood’s own personal advocacy of such things (Atwood, Interview by Rosenburg).…
The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood takes place in the Republic of Gilead, in which women are placed in certain groups and stripped of their identity. Gilead focuses on bringing back old religious aspects into life by dividing individuals into biblical groups. The women especially the main character Offred is completely stripped of her name and possessions as well as being forced to not be able to talk, read, or write. In Handmaids Tale, by Margaret Atwood, the government of Gilead uses religious fear tactics in order to turn women against each other and strengthen their power.…
What is loyalty? Never cheating in a relationship? Your dog never running away? Or is it always being a good friend? Maybe loyalty isn’t an action at all. Many people try to decipher the real meaning of loyalty, but it has a unique meaning to each person. There are three different examples of how loyalty is viewed differently; in the story Beowulf, through a teenager’s life, and in the movie The Lion King. Each will display different views of loyalty and point out many similarities as well.…
Society can both be really great and progress forward, but at times society can turn for the worst and progress backwards. In Margaret Atwood’s Fictional book the Handmaid’s Tale. The main character Offred in the Republic of Gilead as a handmaid. In the book the purpose of a handmaid is to reproduce and bear children for older, wealthier men whose wives cannot have children. In addition to being a handmaid Offred and all the women of Gilead are not allowed to read, write, not own money, or dress immodest, men however have more power being able to read, write and are able to have their own money.…
It is sad knowing that Paul Titus is going to be that kind of a person. I pity him in a way that they made him an instrument of multiplying the population of humans in the ship in which I think that made him become that monster. It made me think that it can also be the Oankali’s intention to Lilith, although they are not showing it yet. It also made me feel angry on how this guy ended up raping Lilith in which he should have respected her and treat her well because she does not have any bad intentions for him. I also could not understand why Lilith had to go to another Oankali family. Is it because Nikanj is in the stage of metamorphosis? Or is she going to have another…
All throughout history women and men have been seen differently. Men have always been seen as strong, smart, tough, and natural leaders. Women have been seen as weak, timid, nurturing, and always following a man’s lead. As you can tell they are very different. Less than 100 years ago women didn’t have rights in America. They weren’t allowed to vote, own property, or pretty much do anything without a man’s approval. The group “ United Society of Believers in Christ second coming” were adovocating for women’s rights a century and a half before women had the right to vote, according to news wise .com.…
Atwood does a fantastic job of incorporating color symbolism throughout The Handmaid’s Tale. One of the main colors she uses to push her plot forward is the color red. When you think of the color red what do you think of... love, rage, anger, power, Communism... maybe blood.…