Since my last blog post, a lot has changed. I learned that the main characters name is Offred. The woman who walks with her is named Ofglen. They don't seem to like each other very much. There are young men who serve as guardians who also recently shot a Martha because they thought she was a man carrying a bomb. The signs for stores that sell food have wooden food items because handmaids aren't supposed to read. During the walk, Offred has flashbacks of when she was in some sort of training facility for handmaids. A character from those memories is Aunt Lydia. Then, they run into one of the women they went to the facility with who was once named Janine but Ofwarren. She goes there to show off her pregnant belly and all of the other handmaids are jealous. Offred has more flashbacks about her best friend Moira, her husband Luke, and her daughter. There is also a place called the Wall and bodies of people who commit crimes are hung there.
A book this story reminds me off is Fahrenheit 451 because people were also not allowed to read in that book. Its was also a very violent place and the main character is someone who wants to change how their life is like. I think a similarity between the governmental structure of the book and governmental structure in real life is that it is run by men. In the story, commanders and guardians are in control of what happens. Women are only valued for whether or not they can give birth and aren't seen as real people.They have weapons and power which they use to control the handmaids. Our government in real life is made up mostly of men and every president we had so far have been men. Women are also seen as object and are frequently harassed on the streets, in work areas, and schools. I will be commenting on Sydney and Mariana's blog posts.
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Mariana Alvarez
6/12/2018 11:04:10 am
Great job Maddi! I loved reading your blog post and I loved reading were you are in the book and the connections you made to the real world today of how women are looked at and I agree with you that today women are looked as objects not as the smart and powerful human begins that they are and that really needs to change because it as been going off for a long time. It certainly needs to stop and something needs to be done. I also loved reading about what other dystopian novel reminds you of 'The Handmaid's Tale', again your blog post was very interesting to read. Can't wait for the next one!
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