treated. In Margaret Atwood’s poem‚ “The Animals in that Country” she confronts the idea of how animals are viewed from “that” country to “this” country by describing how the animals are treated in both scenarios and using a shift in her poem to show contrast between the two countries. Atwood uses specific words to describe the animals in both countries to show how they are viewed differently. The speaker begins the poem by firstly indicating that “the animals have the faces of people” (Atwood 798; lines
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I was in fact very confused by the way Atwood describes the condition of the earth to the outsider (or alien). Because when you start to explain something to someone‚ you assume that both of you must first know and agree with something together. This feeling started from Atwoods description of a funeral: When a person has achieved death a kind of PICNIC is held‚ I thought the word PICNIC quite hilarious‚ as if an alien would know what a picnic is in the first place. And then I recall having seen
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university? Yes. But is it easy to find such a room where people are holding a funeral in? Absolutely no. The masterpiece-eulogy by Margaret Atwood made it possible. That is right‚ I am talking about “The Great Communicator”(1999)‚ the eulogy to Northrop Frye. Like every other eulogy‚ the main idea of the article is to describe how big the loss was to us upon Frye’s death. Atwood gave numerous examples vividly in a relaxing tone‚ and those examples served as an entity‚ defining who Northrop Frye was. In
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Divided: The Women of Gilead The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood depicts a dystopian society where the United States has been taken over by a monotheocracy and transformed into the country of Gilead. The majority of the woman in this society have been split into three basic categories: Wives‚ Marthas‚ and Handmaids. There are also Econowives‚ Aunts‚ and Unwomen. The main character‚ Offred‚ is a Handmaid. The Handmaids’ sole purpose in this society is to provide babies for powerful households where
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Often in literature there are common themes that occur throughout eras and genres to link two otherwise different pieces of writing. One particular example of this occurrance can be seen in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale and William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. Although these works have been written in very different time periods and use separate styles‚ there are two themes which link both stories and convey a very similar message. Strict societal roles and the treatment of women
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Although Moira’s role in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale is subtle she is actually a very important and crucial character to the novel. Moira is the Gilead’s most extreme case because of her personality and personal beliefs. She embodies everything that her best friend and the main character‚ Offred does not. Moira is rebellious‚ which will not be tolerated by the regime; independent‚ which is strictly against the morals and way of life in the Gilead‚ and; she is also a lesbian‚ which defies
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Teachers’ Guide: Oryx and Crake By Margaret Atwood 2003 Synopsis: 1. Oryx and Crake is a novel of human catastrophe and potential. At the center of the story is Snowman/Jimmy‚ who finds himself wearing nothing more than a bed sheet‚ sleeping in a tree‚ and facing starvation. The question is why? What events have caused Jimmy to become the Snowman and to find himself in such devastating circumstances? In a narrative that shifts in time‚ Atwood unravels Jimmy’s life before and after the moment
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Throughout our world’s history‚ there have been many oppressive regimes; much of these share many of the same methods of control. In Margaret Atwood’s‚ The Handmaid’s Tale‚ the government in power uses various methods to keep control over the people. In this story‚ the United States has been overtaken by a theocracy called the Republic of Gilead. The story follows a young woman through her struggles in this new oppressive nation. The Republic of Gilead displays its dominance by implementing a caste
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loved Jimmy‚ thinks Snowman. In her own manner. Though he hadn’t believed it at the time. Maybe‚ on the other hand‚ she hadn’t loved him. She must have had some sort of positive emotion about him though. Wasn’t there supposed to be a maternal bond?” (Atwood 72). This quote has the device of empathy as it identifies how Jimmy is feeling after he learns the news that his mother has left him. He is going through many different emotions like confusion by asking questions like‚ “Maybe she loved Jimmy?” and
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eerily out of the darkness somewhere off to the side: ‘Now that I’m dead I know everything.’1 And then a single spotlight reveals centre stage a small grey-haired female figure robed in black sitting on a throne; she begins to speak. This is Margaret Atwood‚ doubly imaged here in performance as Penelope‚ for I am describing a staged reading of part of The Penelopiad by the writer herself. The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus is one of the first three books in a new series‚ The Myths
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