As the architects of Gilead knew‚ to institute an effective tolitarian sytem or indeed any system at all you must offer some benefits and freedoms‚ at least to a privileged few‚ in return for those you remove. In a tolitarian state‚ Atwood suggests‚ that people would endure oppression willingly as long as they could receive some slight amount of power or freedom. If any substantial power is taken from people‚ they will find a way to maintain control over themselves and other individuals. One of
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that the language creates a form of power and a means of escape. The language that she uses is freedom of speech‚ religious language‚ the language between all of the characters‚ and in general‚ certain phrases and words. After reading the novel‚ it is clear to see Atwood’s choice of language is created in order for her audience to receive thorough understanding of the book. Freedom of speech is used in the novel by limiting the language that the characters use. Some characters do get the chance to
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To What Extent Can “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “The Scarlet Letter” be Described as Works of Dystopian Fiction? The definition of Dystopia is an imaginary place where the inhabitants are exploited and control is maintained through oppression. Both “The Scarlet Letter” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” reflect characteristics of a dystopian novel. A dystopian novel is usually fictional and futuristic to the time in which it was written. The characters are made to worship a concept or figure as a way of control
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Journal In the novel The Handmaid’s Tale‚ written by Margaret Atwood‚ there are a lot of displays of sexual acts against woman in efforts to belittle them. The prevalence of rape and pornography in the pre-Gilead world justified to the founders their establishment of the new order. The Commander and the Aunts claim that women are better protected in Gilead‚ that they are treated with respect and kept safe from violence. Certainly‚ the official penalty for rape is terrible: in one scene‚ the Handmaids
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“It is my contention that the process of reading is a part of the process of writing‚ the necessary completion without which writing can hardly be said to exist.” In this text written by Margaret Atwood‚ explains how the reader is the necessary component in completing the final purpose of a given piece of writing. Without the reader‚ there would have no meaning to write and too express‚ if it does not grasp the attention of a person and lure them into timeless reading. The United States has become
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Snowman’s state of mind is seen to be a predominant‚ constant theme throughout Oryx and Crake and in particular the extract during pages 307-13. One could suggest that his state of mind is very conflicted during these pages especially‚ and so this leads him to display peculiar behaviour which can be closely examined. Not only is his state of mind a major theme‚ but it also links in with his loneliness that can’t be controlled‚ thus causing his mind to be so uncanny. During page 307 of the extract
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The poem “Bored” by Margaret Atwood‚ is a poem that tells many different things in each line. It is a poem that evokes many different feelings in me such as feelings of boredom‚ happiness and sadness. This poem has some ambiguous meanings to me and maybe to the writer as well. “bored” is a poem that about boredom of course but also about learning‚ paying attention‚ and most of all about love and loss. In this paper I will attempt to show you just exactly how I have come by my conclusions of this
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alongside advances in scientific knowledge. Our new pessimism no longer depends on a deity to wipe out this wicked world. Since the Manhattan Project‚ we have learned to do these ourselves. That end is also the end of “The Year of the Flood.” Here Atwood has brilliantly re-told her own tale‚ through other mouths and focusing on different details‚ showing us how the kids Jimmy and Glenn become the Snowman and Crake‚ (from “Oryx and Crake”) and how an end-- or the End-- can happen in the name of new
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His task is to throw old books out and decide which ones will be digitalized. He soon loses this position‚ because he cannot convince himself to dispose of any books (Atwood 283). This again shows Jimmy’s appreciation for language‚ since he cannot decide which book is more worthy of staying a part of the cultural memory. For him‚ all books are worthy of that. After being temporarily unemployed‚ Jimmy is employed at Anooyoo
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unified narrative for social‚ cultural and political change. Throughout the speech “Statement to the Knesset” (1997) by Anwar Sadat‚ his themes and ideas can be seen through his enduring power and artistic qualities‚ and his audiences are emotionally and intellectually engaged and thus more responsive to Sadat’s deliverance of their own views on their beliefs and aspirations. “Spotty-Handed Villainesses” (1994) by Margaret Atwood‚ using subversive irony and humour‚ forces her audiences to deconstruct
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