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    Oryx and Crake‚ unethical behaviour and the mistreatment of individuals have resulted in a collapse in society. Societal advancements and innovations no longer benefit the vast majority‚ but only the elite. By examining many issues such as these‚ Atwood brings views on morality into question. Drawing parallels to modern society‚ Atwood’s three main concerns are the negative side of globalization‚ the loss of a middle class‚ the negative side of globalization and excessive human exploitation for personal

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    Tricks With Mirrors by Margaret Atwood In Part I of Tricks With Mirrors‚ Atwood uses a seemingly vague introduction to the subject matter‚ but gets straight to the point. Within five lines‚ she distinctly identifies her role as a mirror as she says‚ "I enter with you and become a mirror‚" (4-5). She gives the impression that she is merely an object in this relationship. She is a mirror through which her self-absorbed lover may view himself. "Mirrors are the perfect lovers‚" she states (6-7). They

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    Happy Endings May 8‚ 2013 In the short story Happy Endings by Margaret Atwood the author displays how plot can affect characterization‚ or the reader’s perceptions of characters‚ by showing several different scenarios using the same characters but different plot lines. For example‚ plot B‚ although it uses the same characters‚ creates very different perceptions of those characters than the ones created in plot A. In plot A‚ John and Mary appear to be in love‚ and they appear to be happy. The plot

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    we tend to focus on.  Culture affects growing up‚ race‚ gender‚ class‚ family and language. Canadian Culture and Identity  What does Canada mean to you?  Hockey.  Maple syrup.  Tim Horton’s.  4 seasons  Groups of 7  Snow.  Margaret Atwood  Understand your culture is important in understanding other cultures.  Canada is a multicultural country.  Literature is used to define a culture.  It is easier to explain what we are not than what we are.  Hard to define a culture

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    owning property or working. Many women are removed from their families to attend a sort-of school‚ in which they are prepared to become handmaids of the rich and pampered. Offred composes herself as an object (82) depicting her worth in the world. Atwood delivers a sympathetic view of the bad-treated women of the world in her view. Through [Offred’s] words she displayed woman facing sorrow and only wanting freedom from this male dominant

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    Grace. Doctor Jordan was a specialist in mental illnesses and is granted permission to handle Grace’s case. Through attempting to figure out whether Grace is innocent or not‚ Doctor Jordan begins to cast his sexual desires onto Grace Marks. Margret Atwood exploits an interesting side with the lives of people that are close to Grace‚ including Doctor Jordan. The story revolves around the meetings that Grace and Doctor Jordan have at the governor’s house where she works as a trustee. During the time

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    Atwood combines the use of literary techniques and form in her novel The Handmaid’s Tale to effectively display two main thematic concerns - rebellion and the place of an individual. Offred’s first evening with the Commander is one in which these two thematic concerns are exceptionally prevalent. Control‚ and the need to subjugate individuals is at the heart of dystopian literature and one of the primary effects of constant oppression is the inevitability of rebellion. Gileadean society runs on a

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    OPHELIA TALKS BACK Based on Margaret Atwood’s ‘Gertrude Talks Back’ Why yes I do believe I am fair‚ and I don’t need you to confirm it. Honey you were never invited to my wedding. God has given me one face‚ and I can do whatever the hell I please with it‚ thank you very much. Frankly you could do with a little heavy foundation and a wig yourself; it might just conceal the premature balding and all the frown lines you’ve accumulated from moping. You looked like a tired old man some days. It

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    Past and present‚ Offred’s peers play a huge role in how she narrates The Handmaid’s Tale. In the last few chapters of this reading‚ Offred encounters her old friend‚ Moira‚ who is now working as a prostitute at a secret club. In the times before biblical religion was the only form of governance‚ Moira was described as a fiery and rebellious woman‚ who was always there for Offred. While in the center‚ she teaches Offred how to care for the other women and keep her wits about her during this horrific

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    One of the main ideas in the novel The Handmaid’s Tale written by Margaret Atwood‚ is relationships and their importance as there is lack of intimacy and human contact which are both controlled and prohibited in Gilead. We can see that in this totalitarian society‚ all relationships are controlled strictly and monitored and there are boundaries which you must not cross. In this society‚ even sex is controlled. As a handmaid‚ you are obliged to have sex with your Commander at fixed times and this

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