Monday, October 26, 2009

The Handmaid's Tale

Today we broke up into small groups to discuss the following questions:

What is Atwood saying about the Church’s treatment of sexuality?

Why is there resentment between women? What is Atwood saying about relationships between women?

Why are the enemies of Gilead Baptists, Quakers, and Libertheos?

What is Atwood’s view of feminists? (Consider Offred’s mother)

What is the significance of the past in the novel? (Consider flashbacks and memories)


We then discussed our findings as a class. We will continue this discussion tomorrow.

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