Essays Tagged: "Margaret Atwood"
Margaret Atwood - relationship between three of her poems.
Margaret Atwood is a Canadian poet, novelist, and critic, noted for her feminism and mythological th ... : The Landlady, Rat Song and Song of the Worms. All three of these poems use strong imagery to show Margaret Atwood's view of the way that women are treated. She uses several tones in her poems, the t ... sion, but it is trying not to be shown by the man. This is a really interesting poem that shows how Margaret Atwood feels about men. She uses many symbolisms to imply what the men are thinking about h ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry
Society, Morals, and Civilization Portrayed in the Headhunter and Cat's Eye
s own personal beliefs in a civilized fashion.In both novels the Headhunter by Timothy Findley, and Margaret Atwood's Cat's Eye all of the ideas of societal views, moral values,, and civilization are ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
1989 AP British Literature Question. Explain the use of Biblical allusions and how it advances the work as a whole. Road to Jezebel's: Biblical illusions in Margaret Atwood's the handmaid's tale.
In The Handmaid's Tale (New York: Anchor Books: 1998) by Margaret Atwood, the Gilead holds Offred, whose real name is never revealed, a prisoner because she ... s the book all the more frightening- this alternate universe is possible. Using Biblical allusions, Margaret Atwood leaves a strong impression upon the reader and a sense of foreboding. It could be real.
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors
Society's Views on Family Values and Children as Reflected in the novel "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
ples' morals, but without the monarchy's to enforce it the church's found their powerdecreasing. In Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, the government and the churchare interchangeable. The governm ... hows offorce and extreme ideas are exactly how the society of Gilead was founded.The Handmaid's TaleMargaret Atwood(Toronto: Seal Books, 1985)
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Strong Women, Strong Values. Refers to Elisabeth in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" and Marian in Margaret Atwood's "The Edible Woman "
nt role in forming the value and attitudes of the population. Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and Margaret Atwood's The Edible Woman are two novels which exemplify the negative effects of society's ... eeds of the characters and restore them to their previously healthy, happy lives.Works CitedAtwood, Margaret. The Edible Woman. Toronto : McClelland-Bantam Inc, 1969.Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
"How does Margaret Atwood portray the role of women in the Republic of Gilead?"
"How does Margaret Atwood portray the role of women in the Republic of Gilead?"The Republic of Gilead allows O ... red only one function: to reproduce. She has a choice, this or death. Through 'The Handmaid's Tale' Margaret Atwood conjures up a terrifying image of a society that has completely reversed all its ide ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
"This Is a Photograph of Me", by Margaret Atwood
Picture of DeathIn the poem "This Is a Photograph of Me", Margaret Atwood attempts to depict the parallels between a picture slowly developing and the narrato ... he surface. "This Is a Photograph of Me" becomes a desperate search for identity.Works CitedAtwood, Margaret. "This Is a Photograph of Me." Literature Reading Fiction, Poetry, andDrama. Ed. DiYanni, R ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry
"The Jade Peony"
es. Yet it seems that the idea of victimization has become a symbol of Canada for Canadian authors. Margaret Atwood explains in, "The Victim Theory," that in most instances of literature, the central ... e characters have undergone, thus acknowledging the idea of survival. As a co-relation to survival, Margaret Atwood introduces positions that make the character a victim, "First of which is denying th ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > Canadian History
"Variations on the Word Sleep" By Margaret Atwood
Variations on the Word SleepBy Margaret AtwoodIn Variations on the Word Sleep the narrator of the poem immediately addresses his/he ... her, and recognizes the difficulty. It is this type of vulnerability that we have come to expect in Margaret Atwood's writings, because, as with many feminist writings, we are aware of the power strug ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry
"Tricks With Mirrors" by Margaret Atwood
Tricks With Mirrorsby Margaret AtwoodIn Part I of Tricks With Mirrors, Atwood uses a seemingly vague introduction to the s ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry
The Role of Women in Modern Society in Comparison To Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale"
Margaret Atwood's controversial dystopian novel, The Handmaid's Tale, leaves the reader with the lin ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Margaret Atwood's poem "The Interior Decorator" is described and explicated in a masterful and inspiring way.
f extended metaphors, and symbols to represent internal feelings and states of being are techniques Margaret Atwood utilizes in her poem "The Interior Decorator." The poet attempts to describe an intr ... corator will have to step aside in order for a sense of peace to return."The Interior Decorator" by Margaret Atwood is a powerful poem that uses distinct symbols to express her feelings and frustratio ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry
Book Report to the Class on A HANDMAID'S TALE by Margaret Atwood. May want to add more about the themes and take out some of the plot description.
Margaret Atwood, born in Ontario in 1939, has written several books, not just The Handmaid's Tale. H ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Analysis of Margaret Atwoods' short story "The Resplendent Quetzal"
"The Resplendent Quetzal", by Margaret Atwood, is the story of Sarah and Edward, a disparaging husband and wife, who lost their ch ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
George Orwell's "1984" and Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaids Tale" .
George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty Four and Margaret Atwood's The Handmaids Tale are both novels in which the state, namely Oceania and Gilead, ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
"The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood.
Atwood, Margaret. The Handmaid's Tale. Toronto: McClelland-Stewart, 1985, Seal Books edition 1998In "The Han ... allow the people to read so there is no opportunity for the people to question the states authority.Margaret Atwood takes certain social trends she sees happening today and exaggerates them to show th ... rporate profits are tied directly to an individuals desire to do well and provide well for himself. Margaret Atwood warns us with this book that this could all change very quickly if we aren't careful ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Anything for "LOVE": Joan's struggle to be accepted.
mfort and support while intense relationship can cause stress and discouragement. In Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood, the main character, Joan Foster, is a confusing and complex person who had more tha ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
The organization, syntax, and imagery used in Margaret Atwood's novel, The Handmaid's Tale.
Margaret Atwood's novel, The Handmaid's Tale, is in a class of its own. I have never read a book wit ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
"The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood.
ent belief, values and expectations according to their past experiences. In The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood, the oppressive Gilead regime enforces their new ideals on the unsuspecting populati ... hin it.The Handmaid's Tale, being science fiction, is based around the future of our society today. Margaret Atwood is predicting what our world will be like if we continue on the way we are. She uses ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
A comparison of the imagery and language in "The handmaid's tale" and Judith Wright's poems
In Margaret Atwood's "The handmaid's tale" and Judith Wright poems, some subject matters are similar be ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature