Identity In The Handmaid's Tale
Ileana Galarza
10/20/16
Ms. Millner
Period 2
In Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid's Tale many themes exist such as identity when we see majority of the characters identity removed throughout the novel. We also see anti-feminism and women's rights being stripped away. In order to get these themes across author, Margaret Atwood, uses language. She uses keywords and religious phrases throughout the novel to evoke these points.The words Atwood’s writes creates power for some characters and belittles others.
Atwood uses her writing to demonstrate how women are treated in society. The Handmaid’s Tale takes place in an alternate radical conservative society called Gilead. In Gilead women have no rights and traded as though they are cattle. We follow
10/20/16
Ms. Millner
Period 2
In Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid's Tale many themes exist such as identity when we see majority of the characters identity removed throughout the novel. We also see anti-feminism and women's rights being stripped away. In order to get these themes across author, Margaret Atwood, uses language. She uses keywords and religious phrases throughout the novel to evoke these points.The words Atwood’s writes creates power for some characters and belittles others.
Atwood uses her writing to demonstrate how women are treated in society. The Handmaid’s Tale takes place in an alternate radical conservative society called Gilead. In Gilead women have no rights and traded as though they are cattle. We follow