PPT-The Handmaid's Tale Imogen, Victoria, Milena, Ciara

Background Information Author Margaret Atwood Year of Publication 1985 Genre Feminist Dystopia Background Cont Setting amp Time Period Mid70s80s Republic of Gilead USA Cambridge Massachusetts. Epigraphs. Agenda. Journal. Discussion of . The Handmaid’s Tale . Chapters 1-6. Epigraph Discussion. DEAR. By the end of class, you will be able to, explain the significance of epigraphs in a novel. . By: Jessica . Barroso. What is a dystopian. novel?. A futuristic, imagined universe in which oppressive societal control and . the illusion of a perfect society are maintained through corporate, bureaucratic, . Without a strong thesis, a paper goes nowhere. Thesis statements. Women in . The Handmaid’s Tale. are oppressed by their societal structures.. How can we turn this into a strong, debatable thesis?. Exemplum: tale intended to deliver a moral lesson. Radix . malorum. . est. . cupiditas. – . Money is the root of all evil. Irony. : He preaches . against the sin of . greed when . he . openly admits to being guilty . The Handmaid’s Tale. By Margaret . Alwood. Jayne Ingram, Thea Enns, Joy Simms, Shelby Kurt, Eugene Nam. About the Author. Margaret Atwood. Born Nov. 13. th. 1939, (70 years old) in Ottawa and moved to Toronto at age six. Victoria population explosion also resulted in a multicultural mix of people yet it still remained largely British (English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh).. Many of these different cultural groupings formed their own clubs, social groups, ‘watering holes’ and some lived in specific areas. . By . Cas. Morris. Victoria. Victoria was the only child of the Duke of Kent, William IV’s brother. William had no heirs so upon his death the throne passed to his niece.. She was only 18. Received the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Lord Chamberlain at 5:00 AM in her nightgown. By Caitlin owens. What links all of these texts together?. The strength of a story rests in its connection to others that have preceded it. Defend your response to this idea with a close study of The Handmaid’s Tale.. By: Bria Hicks and Rachel Franklin. Prologue. You are in poverty, but it is your fault that you will not ask for help. You blame God and your neighbors. If you’re poor, people will hate you and you will become jealous of your neighbor because he has more than you.. ÁNGELA MARÍA MARTÍNEZ CARDONA. CLAUDIA MARCELA SABOGAL LEIVA. S. G. B. DATOS PERSONALES. Nombre:. JUAN DIEGO RAMIREZ . HURTADO. Edad. :. . 27 . años. Dirección: . Barrio Chambrana casa 15 Calarcá. Robin Morgan, “Theory and Practice: Pornography and Rape” (1974). Ann . Snitow. , “Retrenchment vs. Transformation” (1983). Margaret Atwood, . The Handmaid’s Tale . (1985), IX-XII, 143-255.. What is a motif?. I. mage/idea/word that is repeated several times in a particular work/text. It is a unifying device. May have symbolic to thematic significance. What is a symbol?. Image/idea/word that represents something else, other than itself. References and Connections. Free Write. Gilead is someone’s Utopia. In what sense is it ideal, and for whom? . Use at least one passage from today’s reading to make your argument. .. Victims of Agent Orange. Michael Baas. Agenda. Facets of a production web application. Security. Session management (state maintenance). Database access. Scalability . N-Tiered architecture/API. Continuous integration. Availability/Robustness.