After reading the first three epigraphs of A Handmaid’s Tale, I was a little bit confused because of the long descriptive sentences and lack of actual dialogue. What I did get from reading it was that the narrator, a woman … Continue reading →

The first epigraph is a biblical story about Jacob, Rachel and I’m pretty sure in Genesis it states Jacob has a second wife but I cant recall her name. Basically, this epigraph demonstrates how Rachel’s infertility leads her into accepting that her … Continue reading →

To begin I really enjoyed reading Happy endings by Margaret Atwood so I know I will enjoy this book. Reading the epigraph and the first 3 chapters, it really confused me. I think it relates to the story in some … Continue reading →

The novel starts with the narrator in sort of captivity and the reasoning behind the moderate incarceration remains undefined. The room that serves as the narrator’s space of incarceration is absent of any elements that could be used for an … Continue reading →

While reading “The Handmaid’s Tale,” I got this idea that we were being told the life of these servants through the eyes of one of the servants. The way I interpreted the three epigraphs in the beginning was that they … Continue reading →

I was very angry reading these first three chapters. Never in a book before had I read so much setting build up before I actually heard some sort of attempt at dialogue. The only knowledge I have of what the … Continue reading →

I have no idea how these could be connected to the story, at least not from what I have read so for. From the beginning part which was assigned, I think that this is some sort of dystopian novel. Parts … Continue reading →

In the beginning of “Handmaid’s tale” by Margaret Atwood  the three epigraphs refer to the Bible and like Rachel suggest to Jacob that he should go to the Maid so that Jacob could bear her children is what is going … Continue reading →

The first few chapters of this story intrigue me. On one hand, there are no quotes for dialogue yet the story is written in a way that is relatively easy to follow despite the lack of direction. I got the … Continue reading →

The first chapter of The Handmaids Tale is an introduction of the characters Alma, Janine, Dolores, Moira, and June. This chapter describes an old room that makes up of bad smells and dreary looks. They describe the smells to be … Continue reading →