Annotated Bibliography Coad‚ David. "Hymens‚ Lips and Masks: The Veil in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale." Literature and Psychology 47.1 & 2 (2001): 54-67. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Vol. 246. Detroit: Gale‚ 2008.Literature Resource Center. Web. 22 Mar. 2013. David Coad takes an in depth look into the “veils” found in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. Throughout the essay‚ he connects these symbolic “veils” to the general theme of gender oppression‚ relating it to the feminism
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our life will shape us as people‚ one way or another. The memories that we carry with us‚ formed as a result of the experiences we have will contribute to the identity that we eventually form. Such is true for the main character in Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood.
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her poem‚ Variations on the Word Love‚ Margaret Atwood juxtaposes the connotations and denotations of the word “love” in order to comment on the misrepresentation thereof in our society. In this essay‚ I shall attempt to explore how these connotations and denotations relate to one another‚ how they are sustained as well as how they change throughout the poem. Finally‚ I shall also attempt to explain how this poem may be viewed as a love poem even though Atwood deviates from the conventions of love
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Fiction that depicts trauma incorporates varied responses and survival behaviors within the characterizations of survivors. Writers such as Margaret Atwood and Jane Smiley often depict characters as narrators of their own stories‚ after the fact‚ where they revisit their process of awakening. The environment of social relations and cultural values can be a source of trauma or a force that silences victims out of denial or guilt. It can create veils of illusion‚ attempts to mask or reinterpret behaviors
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Analysis of Chapter 1 of ‘The Penelopiad’ (Margaret Atwood) The Penelopiad is‚ first and foremost‚ is a feminist perspective of events that unfolded during The Odyssey. It is from Penelope’s‚ the cousin to Helen of Troy‚ point of view- a violent and revisionist view of events that took place. As the central figure is a woman‚ we heard her thoughts and know of her feelings‚ we are able to emphasise with her. History tends to ‘downsize’ a woman’s (even women’s) role in events‚ not telling of the impact
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Beijing World conference on women" and Margaret Atwood "Spotty handed Villainesses‚" both address the ongoing issues present within a male dominated society and desires to empower women. In the "Keynote Address at the Beijing World conference on women"‚ the composer empowers women by influencing an audience’s interpretations on the rights and equality for women. The use of simile
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awareness and discussion about a particular subject‚ usually (but not limited to) a political issue. Many children’s novels are used to teach younglings about equality or societal norms and manners. Margaret Atwood is an author that is no amateur to stimulating awareness about her concerns. In Margaret Atwood’s dystopian and speculative fiction novel Oryx and Crake‚ several instances can be intertwined
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like being in another realm. In A View from Canada‚ Margaret Atwood gives her view as to differences between Canadians and Americans. Canadians and Americans have different ways focusing on the situations in the world‚ viewing their country‚ and acting when they travel to other countries. Who do you think has more of an international outlook; Canadians or Americans? “Canadians… are more international in outlook then Americans are” (82). Atwood remembers back when she read a book called Canada in
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Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice‚ many characters disagree about what marriage should be. Some believe there should be happiness and love in a marriage‚ and others believe happiness is simply a matter of chance. In the poem “Habitation‚” Margaret Atwood uses literary techniques such as symbolism and metaphors to show that the idea of marriage is sugar-coated‚ and a marriage takes work and upkeep to sustain happiness. Both of these pieces of literature have very unique views on marriage. Pride
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The Chibok Schoolgirls and Atwood’s Handmaids On the 14th of April 2014 nearly 300 girls were abducted from the Government Secondary School of Chibok in Borno State‚ Nigeria. The young students aged 16 to 18 were kidnapped by Boko Haram translating to ("Western education is forbidden")‚ an Islamic jihadist group. A spokesman of Boko Haram claims that the young women have been converted to Islam and married off to members of the group. The indoctrination of the Handmaids in Margret Attwood’s novel
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