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.
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16 years ago
It looks really good over all. For the wall I'm not sure what society you are talking about. are you talking about the US or a different society. That's the only thing I might clarify other then that great job :)
ReplyDeleteumm, guys...lets talk thesis!!!
ReplyDeletei like the one that rachel came up with for the title, like how it was very strait forward and plain and thats kind of what the societys like.
Thesis Statement: Through the title Atwood provides a look into the style Dystopian she has created, this simple view of life shows peoples ability to detach themselves emotionally from their surroundings.
ReplyDeleteok so thats incredibly rough and very wordy. i'm not even sure if i'm hitting the right ideas.
are we supposed to have 10 thesis statements or does it really matter?
ReplyDeleteAtwood's word choice in the title conveys the detachment that the characters experience towards their society and how being emotionally detached creates a very simple view of the world.
ooo i like that a lot. and i'm not sure if we actually need 10 i think we just need enough to show the process.
ReplyDeleteAtwood's word choice in the title EXPRESSES the detachment that the characters experience towards their society and how being emotionally INDIFFERENT creates a simple view of the world.This view of the world lets people endure their surroundings/environment.
so i capitalized some words i changed and changed it up a little bit. Should we have what the simple view of the world does?
yes, thats our so what.
ReplyDeletei like it...a lot! :)
ok sounds good see ya tomorrow :)
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