Opposing opinions Flashcards
First comparison
Loud women given a voice. In Gilead women have no voice.
‘she could roar’ Technique
onomatopoeia and metaphor
‘she could roar’ meaning
Implies she’s powerful compared to a strong and fierce animal
‘Yawn like thunder’ Technique
Simile and juxtaposition
‘Yawn like thunder’ meaning
Yawn conveys boredom and juxtaposes with thunder which signifies power. Unusual dynamic of a woman with force.
What did Groskop say?
‘There is still something uncomfortable about a women being loud’
‘There is still something uncomfortable about a women being loud’ How does this link too my point?
Unusual contrasts made to demonstrate the women’s loud voice depicts that it is unusual.
‘She does not make any speeches anymore, she’s speechless’ Technique
Repetition of speech
What’s the effect of the repetition of speech?
Emphasis on how she has been deducted the freedom of speech.
‘She does not make any speeches anymore, she’s speechless’ Meaning
Even a considerably high class woman is silenced in Gilead.
What quote suggests that Serena Joy is high class?
‘Women in the household are under the jurisdiction of’
Why is this ironic?
Ironic as Serena Joy previously protested for women to have traditional roles.
Who is Duffy criticising?
Criticising conservative women who despite their limited lifestyles dismissed the introduction of feminism in the 1980’s.
‘Dress with a shawl, with a hat.’ Technique
Asyndeton
‘Dress with a shawl, with a hat.’ Meaning
Demonstrates women’s desire to hide her map and identity with clothes and superficial items.
‘Sponged, soaped, scrubbed.’ Technique
Sibilance
What’s the effect of the sibilance?
Unnerving soft s contrasts with plosives creates a violent and harsh image.
‘Sponged, soaped, scrubbed.’ Meaning
Strong desire to remove past becoming a fixation.
‘Mirage fading before my eyes’ Technique
Metaphor
‘Mirage fading before my eyes’ Meaning
implies Offred is transforming Into an illusion as she loses her family she loses herself.
Another quote which shows Offred wants to cling on to the past?
‘They slip away from me Ghosts at daybreak.’
What did stilman say?
‘Memories allow Offred to recall a sense of herself.’
Second comparison
Map women wants to run away from her past whereas Offred wants to cling to the past.
Literary theory
Like Orwell and Huxley, Atwood uses a totalitarian society which conceals the past to prevent citizens from rebelling.
