I honestly thought Atwood plays with words, examining and  illustrate language to disclose the implications of authority many words have when taken literally. Magaret wanted to show her readers that language demonstrates power. Her choice of words and sentence structure … Continue reading →

While reading the Handmaid’s tale, Atwood tends to slip into the present and past a lot. We will be reading about what is happening to Offred and the current events going on around her, but then there will be abrupt … Continue reading →

These chapters were very interesting to me especially when Offred becomes closer with the commander. I also thought that that was kind of unusual because Serena doesn’t like Offred so for them to be getting closer, it jeopardizes her whole … Continue reading →

Upon close reading Friday’s assignment chapters I noticed that Offred’s style of reminiscing has changed. Before I feel like she would have small random thoughts that almost never made sense or connected to what she was talking about in her current … Continue reading →

The one thing I noticed from the beginning of the novel is Atwood’s sporadic use of quotation marks.  We are first introduced to interaction on page 7 “Think of it as being in the army, said Aunt Lydia”, it is … Continue reading →

One recurring technique I think Atwood Utilizes, but as a class we have failed to comment on is the validity of Offred as a narrator. This book it appears has not asked us to make interpretations, but we actually have … Continue reading →

When reading this book, I had a lot of questions towards when this book takes place and why these women are being put in this sort of situation. Are they being forced? was this their choice? As the story goes … Continue reading →

One special feature Atwood includes in her story is the limited amount of actual quoted conversation in the text. Much of the conversations that take place in the story are paragraphs of Offred explaining to us what is being said. … Continue reading →

Atwood utilizes techniques that keep the reader interested in the story. There’s a suspense after most chapters, especially the ones with the flashbacks. Those chapters leave you wanting more and that is a brilliant strategy to allow someone to read … Continue reading →

A couple of things I noticed in close reading of The Handmaid’s Tale is that Margaret Atwood seems to use lots of rhetorical questions when we’re inside Offred’s thoughts, usually at the end of a paragraph also, so it leaves … Continue reading →