INSTRUCTIONS: Write an essay 1250-1500 words in length based on one of the topics below. The essay should have a clearly defined thesis statement, a logical argument set forth in the supporting paragraphs with substantial concrete references to the text, and a clear concluding statement. Research papers must incorporate at least TWO scholarly sources.TOPICS: 1. How does the novel explore oppression, complicity, and resistance? How is Gilead\u2019s patriarchal structure complicated by figures like Serena Joy or the Aunts? Consider the roles of different characters in your answer. 2. The Commander tells Offred that \u201cBetter never means better for everyone… It always means worse, for some.\u201d How is the world of Gilead a utopian or dystopian society? 3. Examine the biblical references that Atwood uses throughout the novel. How is the Bible used (or abused) by Gilead\u2019s elite to justify the Gilead regime? What is Atwood\u2019s commentary? 4. \u201cThe pen between my fingers is sensuous, alive almost, I can feel its power, the power of the words it contains.\u201d Discuss how language is policed or controlled in Atwood\u2019s novel and how characters find ways to resist. 5. Examine the relationship between the past and the present in The Handmaid\u2019s Tale. How does Atwood develop the idea of history using elements like character, conflict, structure or setting? What is the significance of the Historical Notes? What is Atwood\u2019s implied commentary? Research and Documentation: (see the MLA Tutorial AND handouts on Blackboard) \u2022 Be sure to incorporate at least TWO scholarly sources (scholarly books or book chapters, scholarly articles, encyclopedia entries). One source should be a scholarly article. \u2022 Incorporate research by summarizing, paraphrasing or quoting from the original source. \u2022 PARENTHETICAL CITATIONS: be sure to document the source, inside your sentences, whenever you paraphrase or quote (Simmons 367). Be sure to document those sources in your sentences every time that you are working with ideas from a source, whether paraphrased or quoted. \u2022 WORKS CITED: include ONE Works Cited entry for each source, regardless of how many times that you quote or paraphrase that source. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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