The research question investigates how and for what effect, does Atwood present power structures ... more The research question investigates how and for what effect, does Atwood present power structures in The Handmaid's Tale. It presents the ways in which power is distributed within the fictional power hierarchy, and the ways this power is manipulated. Through evaluation and interpretation of the primary text, I discover that Atwood presents power structures through language in to convey the difficulties women experienced in 1960/70s, where there was fear amongst feminists that the newly gained rights of women would be reversed. My interest in The Handmaid's Tale began with young adult dystopian novels.
The research question investigates how and for what effect, does Atwood present power structures ... more The research question investigates how and for what effect, does Atwood present power structures in The Handmaid's Tale. It presents the ways in which power is distributed within the fictional power hierarchy, and the ways this power is manipulated. Through evaluation and interpretation of the primary text, I discover that Atwood presents power structures through language in to convey the difficulties women experienced in 1960/70s, where there was fear amongst feminists that the newly gained rights of women would be reversed. My interest in The Handmaid's Tale began with young adult dystopian novels.
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