torture‚ so he does not deem the act necessary. The only opinion of the act the readers hear at all is that “The man who cleans the floors/ is glad it isn’t him.” The imagery Atwood uses in this poem is very typical of what readers think of when hearing about torture. The gruesomeness of the language
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establishes an avenue of analysis of the composers’ concerns and challenges encountered in their worlds‚ such as totalitarianism and gender oppression‚ development of technology and consumerism. The exploration of contextual concerns are evident in Margaret Atwood in her dystopian novel‚ The Handmaid’s Tale (1985)‚ through the utilisation of the theme of dictatorial power and the experience of individuals‚ and correspondingly‚ in Bruce Dawe’s critical poetry‚ ‘Not So Good Earth (1966)’ and ‘Enter Without So
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The Sirens portray a sense that their voices always create an impact as it occurred to Odysseus. The sirens create such a thrilling tone towards their song as it leaves a surprising remark. They are not impacted themselves‚ but rather impact the others with their singing. Through Odysseus’ point of view‚ he senses pride and glory by listening to the sirens. Homer states‚ "So they sent their ravishing voices out across the air and the heart inside me throbbed to listen longer." The author portrays
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express her ideas about feminism and the role of women in the world‚ but also to warn about the growing importance of procreation and its association with women’s identity; she presents these themes in the first chapter in a variety of ways. Firstly‚ Atwood uses structure effectively by opening her novel with the two words “We slept”. This indicates a strong association of the novel with beds‚ and therefore referring to the importance of sex within the novel itself. By structuring it to be the first
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The Handmaid’s Tale and Black Boy. In both books‚ characters scuffle in their identifiable methods against a culture that dominated them. They both ultimately battle and seek risky and dangerous road to escape. In The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood‚ a women by the name of Offred is labeled by the viable ovaries as a handmaid. Handmaids are the fertile women whose sole purpose is to bear children. The handmaids have horrible lives as prisoners. Living like a handmaid would have been brutal and
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writer Margaret Atwood. Like many of Atwood’s other works‚ The Edible Woman (1969) and Lady Oracle (1976) are explicitly concerned with the complexities of body image. More specifically‚ however‚ these novels usefully exemplify her attempt to demystify the female form. In the following pages‚ I investigate Atwood’s treatment of the mind/body dualism and analyse the ways in which she responds to‚ and resists‚ its destructive effects. Using contemporary theory‚ moreover‚ I show how Atwood deals with the
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This betrayal has its source in the English literary tradition of the "cult of the sublime and the picturesque" (Atwood 49). The result is a tension between what you were officially supposed to feel and what you actually encountered in the Canadian environment - and the resultant sense of being gypped. Atwood then goes on to make her real point in this chapter‚ aptly titled "Nature the Monster‚" which is that death by Nature (or what she terms "death by bushing")
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Misogynistic Societies Although written in different time periods and in dissimilar settings‚ The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood and Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy are both feminist novels with main characters who are suppressed by their societies. Misogyny is fully apparent in both novels‚ and both Offred and Tess utilize similar means to endure their harsh societies. A misogynistic society is clearly depicted in The Handmaid’s Tale. In Offred’s society‚ the handmaids’
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idea‚ both Kim Cheng and Atwood explore whether nature will‚ conclusively‚ be a stronger force than the planners and‚ essentially‚ an artificial society – ‘the houses‚ capsized’ – and‚ perhaps‚ suggest that the planners’ attempts to ‘sanitize’ the world are futile‚ regardless of their mathematical ‘grace’ and utilization of‚ effectively‚ brainwashing – ‘they erase the flaws‚ the blemishes of the past’. This is elaborated‚ particularly‚ in the City Planners‚ in which Atwood proposes that this form
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Representation of Cultural Values within Dystopian Fiction Works of dystopian fiction operate primarily as warnings to society and its values by presenting an exaggerated prediction of the future which will face this society if its issues are not resolved. George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four‚ Margaret Atwood’s the Handmaid’s Tale and James McTeigue’s V for Vendetta are all dystopian texts set in worlds which parallel‚ and criticise‚ the societies the composer operates in. Dystopian
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