Critical Links Flashcards
1
Q
How does offred link to ‘the bell’ jar by sylvia plath?
A
She links with esther greenwood in terms of both women being isolated and rejecting the conformate rules placed upon society.
2
Q
How does miora link to ‘oranges are not the only fruit’?
A
Lesbian relationships
3
Q
How does serena joy lin to ‘the stepford wives’?
A
In this book, women are replaced with perfect robot models in society and they become impossibly beautiful and subservient ‘housewives’.
4
Q
What do the aunts link to in terms of feminist perspective?
A
Feminist perspective of the relationship between female characters, problematic based on hatred/envy but also areas of mutual respect, love and solidarity.
