Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Choose a quote from the book that really speaks or stands out to you. Explain why you chose it, its value in the book, and its value to you.
One quote from The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood that stood out to me was located in chapter 10. It is "Things, the word she used when whatever it stood for was too distasteful or filthy or horrible to pass her lips. A successful life for her was one that avoided things, excluded things." I decided to choose this quote because when I first saw it while reading, it spoke to me. After reading, I was left thinking about this. It reminded me of people who never get to live their life because they are scared of unfavorable outcomes that they may end up facing. Personally, I do not want to have any what-if's at the end of my life, and for some reason, even though the quote is talking about filthy things, I thought of people who were afraid to go out in the world and live. I have only began to read this book and I am around ten to eleven chapters in, so my idea of what I think the significance of this quote is to the book might be skewed. As of right now, I believe that the significance of the quote that I chose to The Handmaid's Tale relates back to how the main character is going to end up helping change her society. I believe when the quote mentions the bit about what a successful life entails, it shows the opposite of how the protagonist thinks. This links back to the story because it could be foreshadowing what the main character wants to do to justify her dystopia.
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I think you have a very different outlook on your chosen quote. When I read the quote I also thought about the how the word “things” was thought of as something bad by the main character and her “Aunt”. The one thing I did not think of when reading the quote was how it may have been foreshadowing the protagonist decisions in the future. I think that was a really good observation of yours. I agree a lot with your statement of not wanting to think “what if” in the future. Many people of all ages are afraid to actually go out and live their life like the main character in the book. I feel that many people can relate to the main character by not living their life as they wish due to fear of others or the unknown.
ReplyDeleteI think you have a very different outlook on your chosen quote. When I read the quote I also thought about the how the word “things” was thought of as something bad by the main character and her “Aunt”. The one thing I did not think of when reading the quote was how it may have been foreshadowing the protagonist decisions in the future. I think that was a really good observation of yours. I agree a lot with your statement of not wanting to think “what if” in the future. Many people of all ages are afraid to actually go out and live their life like the main character in the book. I feel that many people can relate to the main character by not living their life as they wish due to fear of others or the unknown.
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