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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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
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to prefer women” (Atwood 172). Moira is a lesbian and she knows she has to conceal that from the rest of society. Once the country turned into Gilead‚ women of her age were required to go to school and learn how to be a proper handmaid. Moira did not want to live that life; she made her own path and knocked out an Aunt‚ stole her outfit‚ and ran away from the school. “I left that Aunt Elizabeth tied up like a Christmas turkey behind the furnace” (Atwood 244). Moira knew the consequences if she was
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minor character of Moira. This character is referred to throughout the novel as strong-willed and independent until Offred finds her near the end‚ different and broken. Through Moira‚ Atwood is able to develop Offred as a dependent on hope and further develop the theme of hopelessness in Totalitarian governments. Throughout the novel‚ Offred makes references to Moira‚ Offreds friend since college. Every time this character is mentioned‚ it’s in remembrance of her defiance. Moira is first referred
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Blood Red Road‚ by Moira Young‚ is a thrilling book filled with action‚ love‚ and revenge. In the book‚ Saba‚ the protagonist is searching for her twin brother who was taken by the Tonton. The Tonton are a group of cloaked horsemen who do the bidding for The King. While on her hunt Saba is taken by Miz Pinch and forced to fight in cage battles against other enslaved teens. Saba’s capture leads her to meet Jack and the Freehawks‚ who will later help her in her quest to find her brother. When Lugh
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the first time Dillon met Moira and Andrea. He drives Andrea back to her apartment and then he drives home to Moira. When he walks up the entryway he notices that his cat is gone‚ but he does not pay further attention to it. Moira is awake when Dillon comes home. She is together with her friend Peg Wilton. Dillon drives Peg home‚ and they talk about Peg offering Moira a job in her shop. When he comes home he sees the dead cat lying on the ground‚ but he does not tell Moira because he has something
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From the start‚ in The Handmaid’s Tale‚ Moira shows that she is rebel seeking to fight the patriarchal and authoritarian government of Gilead. Her use of civil disobedience allows her to become a symbol of hope for many of the handmaids. However she is a blessing and a curse‚ because her attitude could put her and her friends‚ especially Offred‚ in grave danger. Moira’s name‚ character and ideology makes her an example the other handmaids need to follow in order to fight against the Gileadean patriarchy
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doesn’t really like his job and there are also some problems with his wife Moira. Therefore he has an affair with a younger woman called Andrea who works for the BBC. They often meet secretly. One day she tells him that she has plans to go to London because of a new job‚ and Michael decides to go with her. When he drives home from their meeting she thinks about his wife and that he has to tell her. When he arrives at home‚ Moira is sitting in the living room‚ watching TV with Peg Wilton‚ a friend of
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doubts to go there because she would have to leave him. After a talk Michael promissed her‚ that he will tell Moira (his wife) about their affair‚ then ask his boss for a job in a hotel and London and go with her. Michael takes Andrea home and they date for the next day at the hotel. After this Dillon drives home. He thinks about the problems in Northern Ireland‚ the party he has met Moira first and the reasons why he has married her although they are very different. He arrives at home and searches
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Handmaid’s Tale‚ the main character‚ Offred‚ describes such a character that existed in her past. Moira was Offred’s best friend and was a rebellious and outgoing character in her life. Offred looked up to her as a person who would never stop fighting‚ a true soldier. In Offred’s mind‚ Moira becomes the epitome of rebellion and remembers her in all of her small acts of defiance. The presence of Moira is seen in Offred in her past‚ her present when she didn’t know of her existence‚ and after she finds
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