Sub Flashcards
1
Q
Themes
A
Women in history
Male gaze
Societal expectations
Substitute, subordinate, submissive
Ambiguous
Female challenges
Patriarchy
Biological difficulties
Restrictions
Female inconveniences
2
Q
Structure
A
Narrator substituting
Internal rhyme
Colloquial language
Lists
Altering pace
Inconsistent rhyme
Prefix - negative
Incomplete end - didn’t happen
3
Q
Typicality and context
A
Historical figures and events
Mocks male centric success
The Beatles
Female expectations
4
Q
Atwood
A
Societal hypocrisy
Motherhood
Marginalisation of females
Inferiority
