Wednesday, April 27, 2016
What is the one thing the writer makes you curious about? Why?
When reading this book towards the beginning the author just gives a detailed overview of the setting and basically what is going on. The maid or main character is in a world that has changed in the aspect of laws and believes, as it is designed in their mind to be the perfect world. There are many things that make this place a dystopia and they are the laws by which they are ruled and rights and wrongs that are in this world are described by the main character by explaining her situation and daily life. As she does this she basically gives a general description by saying "back then" but does not really explain why things have change into this type of dystopia for what I have read so far. I am curios as to what was the reason for the change in ways of society by rule of law. I am also curios about how the different people are chosen to do the different jobs. For example, there are the women that are not allowed to reproduce or even have a relationship and then there are those that their only job is to reproduce. I see that even though things have changed the people are not completely brainwashed as the main character is still able to remember a few things. I know this because she still gives her thought on her situation and the situation of the others. Even though she thinks about the past and how things have changed she is still acting like the rest and goes by the law by saying she is happy even though she only saying that because she does not want to brae the law and be defiant. The author is leaving many things unclear so there are many things that are left unanswered but hopefully that changes.
The author has left many things unanswered but I think part of that is because she wants us to make some assumptions. You mentioned the flashbacks the main character has so far but as you stated, they are unclear. They also come at random times in the book. The author switches from the present to the past in a blink of an eye. It is confusing and overwhelming at times because there is so much going on at once. It is also frustrating how the author has not explain in more depth of why the handmaid's “home” is the way that it is. The author gives a few details here and there but never says the one thing that completely changed everything.
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