Thoughts on Feminism and Dystopia in the Handmaid’s Tale
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ENGL 252-01
28 November 2012
Thoughts on Feminism and Dystopia in The Handmaid’s Tale
The Annotated Bibliography
Dopp, Jamie. "Subject-Position as Victim-Position in The Handmaid's Tale." Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne [Online], 19.1 (1994): n. page. Web. 27 Nov. 2012 Dopp believes that Dopp believes that the goal of The Handmaid’s Tale is to work against the oppression of women, While he feels that is actually does the opposite. Dopp Argues that the way the test is written forces the reader to objectify the handmaid’s. It is his view that the story was written in a way that the writer becomes a creative non victim, But realistically Offred plays the victim who accepts her fate as it is decreed. When reading the historical notes of The Handmaid’s tale Professor Piexolo berates and objectifies women, yet recieves no resistance from the audience. There is a point that he is actually cheered for his negative annotations. If the book were successful in trying to fight oppression would not the historical notes dictate a change of times.
P. Madhurima Reddy. "Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale: “The Carving Out of Feminsit Space.” 2.4(2011) 1-9 The Criterion : an International Journal in English Web. 16 November 2012 Reddy notes that Atwood allows the protagonist to be flawed as any other person would be. He believes that the woman are expected to be better than men, yet are treated inferiorly. The women in the story are to have no emotion, no physical contact and no relationships. Moral perfection can not be obtained as having no emotion makes you a bad person. This is a blatant contradiction. In the story woman are used for the sole purpose to recreate life. Unless you are of a higher status in which you receive a handmaid as a tool to help you recreate life if you are unable. Reddy writes that The Handmaid’s Tale is a brutal feminine dystopia. He believes that the novel is
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ENGL 252-01
28 November 2012
Thoughts on Feminism and Dystopia in The Handmaid’s Tale
The Annotated Bibliography
Dopp, Jamie. "Subject-Position as Victim-Position in The Handmaid's Tale." Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne [Online], 19.1 (1994): n. page. Web. 27 Nov. 2012 Dopp believes that Dopp believes that the goal of The Handmaid’s Tale is to work against the oppression of women, While he feels that is actually does the opposite. Dopp Argues that the way the test is written forces the reader to objectify the handmaid’s. It is his view that the story was written in a way that the writer becomes a creative non victim, But realistically Offred plays the victim who accepts her fate as it is decreed. When reading the historical notes of The Handmaid’s tale Professor Piexolo berates and objectifies women, yet recieves no resistance from the audience. There is a point that he is actually cheered for his negative annotations. If the book were successful in trying to fight oppression would not the historical notes dictate a change of times.
P. Madhurima Reddy. "Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale: “The Carving Out of Feminsit Space.” 2.4(2011) 1-9 The Criterion : an International Journal in English Web. 16 November 2012 Reddy notes that Atwood allows the protagonist to be flawed as any other person would be. He believes that the woman are expected to be better than men, yet are treated inferiorly. The women in the story are to have no emotion, no physical contact and no relationships. Moral perfection can not be obtained as having no emotion makes you a bad person. This is a blatant contradiction. In the story woman are used for the sole purpose to recreate life. Unless you are of a higher status in which you receive a handmaid as a tool to help you recreate life if you are unable. Reddy writes that The Handmaid’s Tale is a brutal feminine dystopia. He believes that the novel is
Bibliography: Jennifer E. Dunn "Feminism and The Handmaid’s Tale: Web. 1 P332 (2009) The Salem Press Salem Literature Web. 16 November 2012 Dunn believes that the handmaids tale is a story which one women defines the oppression of many