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The Theme: Genderism> Towards Women > Man power >Hamlet,Anthem, DOAS, The HandMaids tale
Explanation of Character-
Offred - The narrator and protagonist of The Handmaid’s Tale. Offred belongs to the class of Handmaids, fertile women forced to bear children for elite, barren couples.
The Commander - The Commander is the head of the household where Offred works as a Handmaid. He initiates an unorthodox relationship with Offred, secretly playing Scrabble with her in his study at night.
Serena Joy - The Commander’s Wife, Serena worked in pre-Gilead days as a gospel singer, then as an anti-feminist activist and crusader for “traditional values.” In Gilead, she sits at the top of the female social ladder, yet she is desperately unhappy.
First Slide>>Introduction- Millions of women throughout the world live in conditions in which they are deprived of their basic human rights for no other reason than their gender. Women throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia were unable to have any influence over the political, religious or cultural lives of their societies. They couldn’t own property or inherit land and wealth, and were frequently treated as property themselves.
Thesis Statement Women have always been oppressed by the power of men. The men in Hamlet , Anthem, Death of a Salesman and The Handmaids Tale have abused women's equality for power.
Second Slide>>Body: Hamlet vs Handmaids tale
Serena Joy is weak and inferior as she cannot control her own life Under the male dominate society
Gertrude- When she goes to take a drink "I'm going to take to control of my own destiny for once"?
HandMaid> Women do not have the opportunity to be anything other than a sex salve or a slave in general. No respect to the women is shown. They have their own meaning of respect
Hamlet>Although Gertrude is a queen, and a woman of high status and power, she is not treated so. Polonius does not talk to the Queen with the respect that he
The Theme: Genderism> Towards Women > Man power >Hamlet,Anthem, DOAS, The HandMaids tale
Explanation of Character-
Offred - The narrator and protagonist of The Handmaid’s Tale. Offred belongs to the class of Handmaids, fertile women forced to bear children for elite, barren couples.
The Commander - The Commander is the head of the household where Offred works as a Handmaid. He initiates an unorthodox relationship with Offred, secretly playing Scrabble with her in his study at night.
Serena Joy - The Commander’s Wife, Serena worked in pre-Gilead days as a gospel singer, then as an anti-feminist activist and crusader for “traditional values.” In Gilead, she sits at the top of the female social ladder, yet she is desperately unhappy.
First Slide>>Introduction- Millions of women throughout the world live in conditions in which they are deprived of their basic human rights for no other reason than their gender. Women throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia were unable to have any influence over the political, religious or cultural lives of their societies. They couldn’t own property or inherit land and wealth, and were frequently treated as property themselves.
Thesis Statement Women have always been oppressed by the power of men. The men in Hamlet , Anthem, Death of a Salesman and The Handmaids Tale have abused women's equality for power.
Second Slide>>Body: Hamlet vs Handmaids tale
Serena Joy is weak and inferior as she cannot control her own life Under the male dominate society
Gertrude- When she goes to take a drink "I'm going to take to control of my own destiny for once"?
HandMaid> Women do not have the opportunity to be anything other than a sex salve or a slave in general. No respect to the women is shown. They have their own meaning of respect
Hamlet>Although Gertrude is a queen, and a woman of high status and power, she is not treated so. Polonius does not talk to the Queen with the respect that he