Propaganda

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this is a poster targeting adult audiences. it tries to convice people to keep quiet about the war for the sake of their country. the message is conveyed in a comedic way, making it less over bearing. The poster does not give the idea of manipulating and controlling because it is a cartoon, making it seem friendly. this slogan will be stuck in peoples minds for a long time. it is a rhyme, and a comedic and catchy one at that, so people will find times to use it in everyday life.

Group Journal

Symbolism


Observations:
red, flowers, scrabble, the wall, Luke, Aunt Lydia

Analytical Questions:
Why does Atwood choose the color red to symbolize so many things? What does the color red symbolize? What do flowers do to make them such a facsinating part of life to Offred? What does Scrabble represent for Offred of her former life? Why does Atwood use Scrabble to demonstrate fighting against society? What does The Wall exaggerate about todays society? What does Luke symbolize in the story? What does Aunt Lydia symbolize?

Thesis Statements:
Atwood uses flowers to symbolize Offreds blossoming as a person and her realization of her want to activly fight against the society.
Atwood uses the game of Scrabble to symbolized freedom, and how it can lead to many more opportunities.
The Wall symbolizes the scare tactics used into todays society to mentally force the citizens to do as the society pleases.
Atwood uses Luke to symbolized a connection with the natural world and how that level of connection affects one's actions in the dystopian world.
Aunt Lydia symbolizes an oppressive government in which the citezens lives are surrounded by propoganda and forced to believe that everything they had been taught before is a wrong.

Dystopian Journal #2

Topic B

For this topic i chose to analyze Offreds characteristics. Offred is seen by many of the community as a true believer. She seems like she obeys all of the laws and fulfills the expectations of Gilead. But in privacy and in her mind, Offred struggles in this new society she has been placed into. She always talks about her old life, when she was with Luke and had a daughter and a job. She seems to enjoy talking about these things. This shows that she has not bought into this society. Offred actively fights against the ideas of Gilead when she starts meeting with the Commander on certain nights in secret. The Commander and Offred began their meetings just playing Scrabble. This game is forbidden for women because they are not allowed to read. Then The Commander starts giving her magazines and books to read, and they have conversations. Just entering his room is very illegal, but because of Offred's desire to return to her former life and to have something to do other than her duties, she willingly breaks the law. Another way that Offred begins to actively fight against her community is with Ofglen. Ofglen had belived that Offred was a true believer, but soon she found differently. Offred immediatly began inquiring about Ofglens involvement in the resistence. Not reporting Ofglen is a serious crime, but Offred has been searching for a way out for some time now. This could be her chance, a chance to finally return to her husband and daughter. She keeps this information to herself, out of fear of persecution. She holds it close to herself, because finally she has some sort of hope. Word Count: 280

Journal 9

I think that the realization that Meursault comes to is acception. He realizes that the only thing you can do in life is to accept what you get and go with it. I dont think that Camus wants to reader to come to this conclusion as well, but he deffinatly implies that it is a way of life. I dont think that Meursault was happy in the end because he never was truly happy in the whole story, but niether was he unhappy, and this does not change in the end of the novel.

New Thesis Statement

Through Meursault's characterization Camus shows that exitentialism is about physical relationships rather than emotional ones because physical relationships lack the connectivity found in emotional relationships and withough an emotional connection there can be no loss because there is no change in thier own life.

Thesis Statement

Meaning can only be found in life through emotional interactions with others.

Journal 6

Camus makes a part 1 and part 2 to highlight changes in meursaults character. in part one he is very mentally isolated from the world and in part two he is physically isolated. In part one everything seems to be black and white but as part two goes on some color (emotion) starts to seep through meursault's cracks. Also, time seems to go by really fast in part one and meursault doesnt take much time to notice details. In part two time really slows down and he actually takes inventory of his entire cell.