The Role Of Moira In Bitch Planet

Loss of Identity is a common reaction, especially in rebellious spirits trying to survive in a life of subjugation. Whereas the situations are different, De Landro depicts Penelope in Bitch Planet similar to the way Atwood depicts Moira in The Handmaid's tale, as both of them attempts to continually act according to their beliefs, they became overwhelmed by the irrational laws than they had to follow. Eventually, this subjugation forced them to give in to the opposing authority. Moira in The Handmaid’s tale gives in to the opposite authority because the adversities that she had to withstand ultimately became overwhelming for her. These chain of events wasn’t at all controlled by Moira internally, according to Chrysippus “Fate, “‘is [….] an unbroken series of consequences, from which it is fashioned and made up" ( Gellius, para 1). Therefore proving the idea that regardless of whether Moira's rebellious spirit was strong or weak she would give in to the opposite power because her nature doesn’t play a role. In the beginning, of the novel, it is evident Moira was passionate and energetic about being rebellious and working for what she believed in. The reader learns that Moira is vibrant, rebellious and deliberately shocking through
Somewhere good. Moira” the minute she thinks about escaping Moira is the first person Offred thinks of (Atwood 37). Therefore proving that Moira has a rebellious spirit, even when she is living in a totalitarian government she still