Abstract
This paper examines the importance of dreams and memories in two dystopian fictions - "Nineteen Eighty Four" by George Orwell and "The Handmaids Tale" by Margaret Atwood. It explains how the use of memories and dreams is a very useful tool which both authors have used in order to reflect the society and the characters within it. The writer discusses how throughout both novels the memories appear to be more vivid and detailed than the dreams, and how this helps the reader to understand events which have occurred to the protagonist. The writer further suggests how the memories represent the past and how it can affect the future, as well as how active the character is in the present. The writer points out that dreams also help Winston and Offred to face memories which are repressed during the day; they are as significant as memories if fewer in quantity. The writer concludes that both dreams and memories allow the reader a greater insight into the minds of the protagonists.

From the Paper
"Throughout '1984' and the 'Handmaids Tale' the need to escape from everyday life is and overwhelming urge, due to the harshly restricted and regimental lives which both protagonists live. Both societies are examples of totalitarian regimes in which the present situation is very different to the one in which they grew up in. In the 'Handmaid's Tale' it appears that the period is that of present day, her memories and dreams therefore range over the period of about thirty years. Starting from the 1970's when she was a child with her mother up to the 21st century in the Red centre. In '1984' Winston's memories cover the same periods of time however the period in which the society is set is not as clear as in the 'Handmaids Tale'."

Tags:dystopian, fiction, totalitarian, regimes, regimental, lives, society

Abstract
The paper discusses how both Moll of "Moll Flanders" and Offred of "The Handmaids Tale" are women that were forced to live apart from their families. The paper discuses Moll's ability to manipulate people even in her childhood while Offred only hopes and does not resort to action. The paper looks at how they both suffer from the same consequences of a patriarchal society and shows how both Dafoe and Atwood saw the incapability to feel as a danger in society.

From the Paper
"Daniel Defoe and Margaret Atwood created more than two centuries apart, two fictional autobiographies of two women that were both victims of the societies they were either born into, as in the case of Defoe's heroine, Moll, or of the societies they happen to live in, later as adults, as in the case of Offred, Atwood's anti-heroine.
"Both stories are told by the women themselves and their names are not their real names. The reasons for choosing not to reveal their names were to protect their families of the repercussions their actions may bring upon their descendants."

Tags:society, sexuality, manipulation, action

Abstract
This essay compares and contrasts the different types of authority figures within George Orwell's "1984" and Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaids Tale". It discusses how the protagonists of both novels live in societies in which repressive totalitarian regimes exist and how both regimes have clear figureheads in which ultimate authority resides. In particular, the paper examines that relationships between the Commander and Offred and Winston and O'Brien.

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"The protagonists of both novels live in societies in which repressive totalitarian regimes exist. Both regimes have clear figureheads in which ultimate authority resides. Within the 'Handmaid's Tale' authority resides within the aptly named 'Commanders'. It is with one of these Commanders's that our protagonist who we know as Offred, a pseudo name deriving from Fred her Commanders name resides. As well as her Commander Offred is also subject to the control of other women within the novel. The Commander's wife known as Serena Joy is an authority figure within the household and the Aunts who controlled the re-education within the Red Centres also dominate the remainder of Offred's life. Within '1984' ultimate authority lies with Big Brother and the government members of the Inner Party, a small minority of the population. Winston '1984's' protagonist becomes involved with one of these Inner Party members known as O'Brien. This is the only authority figure that is individualised throughout '1984'. It is however the relationship between the Commander and Offred and Winston and O'Brien which denote the most interesting comparisons and contrasts. This is due to the involvement each authority figures play in the protagonists lives, as through them the protagonists learn, as does the reader about all aspects of the respective regimes."

Tags:Commander, O'Brien, Offred, Big, Brother, Winston

Abstract
The paper looks at Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale" and how it tells the tale of a dystopic near future in which most human beings have become sterile due to environmental contamination. The paper describes how in this dystopic future, the Republic of Gilead's society has been taken over by right-wing men who are trying to save the human race in their own, deeply unpleasant way. The paper explains how they have enforced a narrow-minded version of Christianity that reinforces white male power, and have created a conservative, draconian society in which people dress according to their social roles, and have no freedom of choice at all.

From the Paper
"Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale" is a work of science fiction. It tells the tale of a dystopic near future in which most human beings have become sterile due to environmental contamination. In this dystopic future, USA, now renamed the Republic of Gilead, and based on the teachings of the Old Testament, society has been taken over by right-wing men who are trying to save the human race in their own, deeply unpleasant way. They have enforced a narrow-minded version of Christianity that reinforces white male power, and have created a conservative, draconian society in which people dress according to their social roles, and have no freedom of..."

Tags:hand, maid, tale

Abstract
The paper explains the dystopian nature of Margaret Atwood's novel, "The Handmaid's Tale." The paper discusses the protagonist and title character from her perspective. The paper also compares the resistance movement of the novel to Orwell.

From the Paper
"The protagonist and title character of Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale" says that what she wants most is to know and to know whatever there is to know what's going on. Offred, a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead where there is often no balm, is immersed in a dystopian universe that Lois Feuer sees as very similar from and yet unique with respect to George Orwell's world."

Tags:Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale, dystopian

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This paper examines how the Gileadean society assimilates and controls its inhabitants by controlling language in the novel by Canadian author, Margaret Atwood. This paper uses a New Critical theory to examine the text of "A Handmaid's Tale" to explore what makes Gilead so effective, and why Offred is able to survive and escape when others, who seem to be stronger, cannot.

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"Another division of communication is the auditory or spoken. The Republic of Gilead, like any other changing society, developed its own specific vocabulary that works effectively to assimilate a people into the culture. The vocabulary ranges from the names of certain events like Prayvaganzas, which are mass weddings, to Salvagings, which are executions, or particutions, which are also executions, but ones in which the Handmaids are able to participate. The vocabulary extends to the names given to the class distinctions within the society: Marthas, Handmaids, Commanders, Guardians, Angels, Aunts and Eyes."

Tags:post, structrualism, tale, Totalitarian, Theocracy

Abstract
The paper discusses how in Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale", all of the characters are living in an extremely repressive society. However, the paper asserts that the oppression is greatest for women, as the society is unequivocally patriarchal. The paper provides a comparison of three of the female characters - Offred, Moira and the Commander's wife, Serena - that reveals that the novel presents three different ways in which women may react to the all too common experience of living in a society that represses women. The paper argues that these three characters epitomize three kinds of responses.

From the Paper
"In Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale", all of the characters are living in an extremely repressive society. However, the oppression is greatest for women, as the society is unequivocally patriarchal. A comparison of three of the female characters - Offred, Moira and the Commander's wife, Serena - reveals that the novel presents three different ways in which women may react to the all too common experience of living in a society..."

Tags:atwood, handmaid, repression

Abstract
In this article, the writer looks at 'The Handmaid's Tale' by Margaret Atwood. The writer discusses that Offred's characterization focuses more on her interior self than on externals of speech and action.

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"All of the characters in Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale are living in an extremely repressive society. The Republic of Gilead is a totalitarian state based on an extreme form of fundamentalist Christianity. It sees itself as dedicated to saving the human race from extinction and from sin and, charged with these massive responsibilities, it ruthlessly suppresses any opposition. As the Commander puts it, "You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs." In this society, the free ..."

Tags:handmaid, characterization

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The paper discusses how the theme of expectation may be seen as central in Margaret Atwood's novel, "The Handmaid's Tale". The paper explains that the word "expectation" has several meanings, including a confident belief that something will happen, and the related but different meaning of a standard or conduct expected of someone. The paper shows how both of these senses of the word may be traced as thematic elements throughout the novel.

From the Paper
"The theme of expectation may be seen as central in Margaret Atwood's novel, "The Handmaid's Tale". The word "expectation" has several meanings, including a confident belief that something will happen; and the related but different meaning of a standard or conduct expected of someone. Both of these senses of the word may be traced as thematic elements throughout the novel. For a start, the sense of expectation is carried by the narrator, the unnamed woman referred to as "Offred," throughout the novel. Offred's narrative is in the present tense, situating the reader in one sense..."

Tags:atwood, themes, handmaid

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This paper reviews the literary novel "The Handmaids's Tale" by Margaret Atwood. The writer raises a number of feminist issues through the main character, a young woman known as Offred, who is forced into slavery as a handmaid, or surrogate mother, for a powerful couple that cannot have children of their own. This story is set in a future where such arrangements have become routine. The paper also looks at related issues such as reproductive rights of women in the future and abuse.

From the Paper
"The unwomen symbolize the female before becoming a woman, meaning before being assigned to her "proper" social role. These women will be surrogate mothers, and they symbolize freedom from a certain tedious work even as they symbolize being chained to their biological role. The unified names -- Ofglen and Offred -- symbolize a certain freeing of women from the names and identities of the past but also symbolize a new kind of prison, linking the women to men through their names. For the traditional wife there is only a narrowing of interests and possibilities for development. Now the woman has an occupation and is allowed no emotional life at all."

Tags:feminism, women, abuse, mother, birth, freedom, pornography