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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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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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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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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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 Handmaid’s Tale written by Margaret Atwood and Push written by Sapphire are two novels narrated by two young adult women. Both stories take readers along the journey to find their happiness‚ after being mistreated and abandoned by others. The novels bring two completely different experiences‚ but very similar perspectives on their lives. Even though both novels are written in different eras and regions on the world‚ the similar life experiences for these two young women are related. The feeling
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Margaret Atwood is a Canadian poet‚ novelist‚ and critic‚ noted for her feminism and mythological themes. She was born in 1939 in Ottawa‚ about the same time World War 2 started. Her life was lived in a time of male dominance‚ which she did not like. She expressed her views of this by writing‚ and her writings showed many of the feminine views that she believes in. According to a reviewer‚ Atwood’s writings are obtained from the "traditional realist novel‚" where often the female protagonist is representative
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If they committed some crime they would be punished for their actions. Fear can influence decisions‚ beliefs‚ and change a person’s thought whether if it’s what they want for themselves or for the society. The story of “Half-Hanged Mary” by Margaret Atwood‚ is about a women that lived in the town of Massachusetts and was convicted of being a witch. The story shows that Mary didn’t have a choice if she was guilty or not‚ because there was no one there to back her up with evidence. The authority
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