The Handmaids Tail - 1063 Words

Have you ever stopped to think, â€Å"How would my life change if someone was in total control of it?† How do you think it would change? Do you think it would be difficult living this way? Would people adapt to the environment? What do you think would happen if nobody was in control of their own lives, if we at the mercy of someone else. What if our lives were a prison to our society? In the â€Å"The Handmaids Tale† this is what happens. People are forced out of their daily lives and brought into new ones. Of-fred, the main protagonist, is trapped in Gilead as a handmaid. She is considered a ‘two legged womb’ and only valued for her potential as a surrogate mother. The town of Gilead shows male dominance and women only for reproduction.†¦show more content†¦Of-fred talked about how she could never be like her and how she didn’t have half the courage she did. Moria was a declared lesbian; this went against all foundations of Gilead- Childbea ring. I think if Of-fred didn’t have Moria for support, not in person but in mind, then she wouldn’t have made it as far as she did. â€Å"Makes me feel safer now that Moria’s here† (Pg. 70) After many times with the Commander trying to get Of-fred pregnant, Serena Joy the commander’s wife secretly set up meets with the chauffeur, Nick. Of-fred already knew who he was because he was her signal if it was all right to go to the commander’s office for a discreet meeting. Nick and Of-fred continue their meetings secretly without anyone knowing. Eventually this affair becomes more than just sexual pleasure, but emotional pleasure too. I think Of-fred felt bad for having feelings for another man other than Luke, but she was lonely. Loneliness can cause many problems, depression and sometimes as far as suicide, which some people did do. The outcome of this story is unknown. Its kind of like our lives, we don’t know what is going to happen. O ur future is in Gods hands. Who knows what’s going to happen? This is actually a scary thought. It sounds dumb, but I learned a lot from this book. I learned that your life can change at the drop of a hat, nothing is always the same. I wouldn’t have ever thought it was possible for an all women society, but it is. IShow MoreRelatedSurrogacy In The Handmaids Tale By Margaret Atwood746 Words   |  3 Pages Throughout The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood there begins to become a clear difference in the personal attitudes the Handmaids have towards surrogacy compared to attitudes of modern day surrogates. In modern day society, Americans are very proud of the free will they have, giving them the ability to choose endless possibilities of who and what they want to be. Becoming a surrogate is a choice made 100% by women, offering their wombs to couples who may be experiencing fertility complicationsRead MoreA Transcript From The Twelfth Symposium On Gileadean Studies1285 Words   |  6 PagesNunavit †¢ Professor Piexoto is the main speaker †¢ After he is introduced, Piexoto begins his discussion with a joke o Insensitive and unsympathetic as they as discussing the sufferings that Offred endured †¢ Piexoto explains that the story of The Handmaid’s Tale was discovered from an assortment of cassettes that were found in a house in Maine. †¢ After trying to determine the authenticity of the tapes, he and the other Professors determined that the tapes were real and were recorded about 150 yearsRead MoreAnalyse and Compare the Significance and Effectiveness of the Ways the Author of the Novels Choose to Open and End their Narratives1934 Words   |  8 Pages which examines relationships between the three main characters of the novel. However, the focal point of both novels is the uncertainty of the whole situations created and which fuels the reader’s curiosity. Significantly, the opening of the Handmaid’s Tale withholds vital information and creates unanswered questions, fuelling our curiosity. This novel is a women’s fictive autobiography, but we do not exactly know who the narrator is, where she is, or why she is there. Hence, the validity ofRead MoreAnalysis Of The Poem Sunday By Ian Mcewan1353 Words   |  6 Pages through its wide reach and ability to impact individuals on a deeply personal level, literary art can change the world. In many ways, he is correct. There have been many influential novels, from George Orwell’s 1984 to Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tail, that have indubitably changed the world. As a result of these two dystopian novels, for example, we are more conscious of civil liberties and privacy rights. In this way McEwan is correct; novels have indeed changed the world on a societal level