I thought it was really interesting how you talked about Atwood’s use of antiheroes. She takes an interesting approach to calling people to action, by creating a hateable, passive character that instills in readers a drive to do something. It is similar to the form of satire in which the author introduces the problem, proposes a ridiculous solution, and then a real and plausible solution to the readers. The juxtaposition of Offred’s internal verses external state and expression also manipulates the reader into action – we can see she is unhappy and has some ideas of how to change, but on the outside she is passive and accepting. As the readers we are frustrated that she accepts all of the injustice, resulting in the drive to action. I love the simile you broke down, how Offred is compared to something not human because she is essentially not a human, at least in terms of her society. Also, her being compared to a food item lines her up with food in terms of societal value. I love similes and metaphors like this, so full of deeper meanings. I struggle to write them well, but hopefully studying them will make me better at it!
I thought it was really interesting how you talked about Atwood’s use of antiheroes. She takes an interesting approach to calling people to action, by creating a hateable, passive character that instills in readers a drive to do something. It is similar to the form of satire in which the author introduces the problem, proposes a ridiculous solution, and then a real and plausible solution to the readers. The juxtaposition of Offred’s internal verses external state and expression also manipulates the reader into action – we can see she is unhappy and has some ideas of how to change, but on the outside she is passive and accepting. As the readers we are frustrated that she accepts all of the injustice, resulting in the drive to action.
ReplyDeleteI love the simile you broke down, how Offred is compared to something not human because she is essentially not a human, at least in terms of her society. Also, her being compared to a food item lines her up with food in terms of societal value. I love similes and metaphors like this, so full of deeper meanings. I struggle to write them well, but hopefully studying them will make me better at it!