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Essay Grade: 92%
What Analysis of the Female Role Does Atwood Offer in "The Handmaid's Tale?"
2,746 words, approx. 9 pages
Essay shows the analysis of the female role offered by Margaret Atwood "The Handmaid's Tale."
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Essay Grade: 88%
The Handmaid's Tale: Compare and Contrast Novel with Film
2,065 words, approx. 7 pages
Describes the similarities and differences between the Margaret Atwood novel The Handmaid's Tale and the movie made in 1990.
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Essay Grade: 83%
What Is the Purpose and Function of the 'Historical Notes'
2,026 words, approx. 7 pages
The handmaids tale by Margaret Atwood, and the Historical Notes are to warn us of the possible consequences of contemporary trends, it was unnerving and unsettling to learn that the Gileadean practices were based on real ones which are currently or formally in existence so as a futuristic novel it serves it's purpose by giving us a warning that the reality of Gilead is not far from our own experiences as we thought when reading Offred's narrative.
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Essay Grade: 98%
Escape and Variety
1,897 words, approx. 6 pages
Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale highlights the human need for variety, freedom and respect among a dystopian society.
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Essay Grade: 78%
Societal Resistance and Control in "The Handmaid's Tale"
1,807 words, approx. 6 pages
Reistance and control are key themes in Margaret Atwood's feminist novel, "The Handmaid's Tale." The society of Gilead is a dystopia where recreation, sex and family life are all oppressively controlled.
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Essay Grade: 92%
The Importance of Moira in "The Handmaid's Tale"
1,594 words, approx. 5 pages
Essay discusses the importance of the character of Moira in "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood.
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Essay Grade: 95%
Gilead as a Dystopian Society
1,546 words, approx. 5 pages
This essay analyzes Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale" and how certain elements in the novel characterize the society of Gilead as a dystopia.
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Essay Grade: 98%
The Theme of Power through Language in "The Handmaid's Tale"
1,527 words, approx. 5 pages
Margaret Atwood's novel "The Handmaid's Tale" is a dystopic vision on the implications of the use and abuse of power. The main sources of power, used and abused, are fear, language, religious authority, control of information and the power of apathy.
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Essay Grade: 81%
Dystopia's in the Opening Passages of "1984" and "The Handmaid's Tale"
1,505 words, approx. 5 pages
Two classic novels of the dystopian genre, George Orwell's "1984 and Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale," create an atmospheric gloom that quickly reveals the oppressive societies in each novel.
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Essay Grade: 96%
The Handmaid's Tale
1,498 words, approx. 5 pages
The values system present in Margaret Atwood's fictive dystopia, The Handmaid's Tale.
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How Does Atwood Present the Theme of Rebellion in "The Handmaids Tale?"
1,413 words, approx. 5 pages
Literature essay on Margerat Atwood's novel "The Handmaids Tale." Deals with the theme of rebellion in the novel.
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Essay Grade: 88%
Ignorance Is Misery
1,413 words, approx. 5 pages
A comparison of the novel The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood and the play "Tartuffe" by Moliére. Both pieces of writing use the theme of irony to undercut societal ignorance, revealing that making false assumptions or being too overconfident can lead to fatal consequences that ultimately show a lack of intelligence. In doing so, both authors intended to show that one's character should be judged not on the basis of their religion, social status, gender, or rank, but rather on what one has done to benefit society as a whole.
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Essay Grade: 86%
Freedom in "The Handmaid's Tale"
1,360 words, approx. 5 pages
This essay is about the line in Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale", that states that there are two types of freedom - freedom to and freedom from. This essay argues that there is no such thing as freedom from, as having freedom from anything does no represent freedom at all.
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Essay Grade: 86%
Focus on Offred, the Main Character of "the Handmaid's Tale"
1,359 words, approx. 5 pages
The main character of the novel The Handmaid’s Tale, written by Margaret Atwood is the mid-aged woman Offred. Offred lives in the Republic of Gilead, a future dystopian society in which all the people are controlled by the state.
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Essay Grade: 83%
Corrupting the Mind: The Handmaids Tale
1,339 words, approx. 5 pages
In The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, women are oppressed by men, and right and wrong are corrupted. Atwood takes modern cultural stereotypes to the extreme by creating uniquely female societal roles.
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Essay Grade: 86%
The Power of Language in A Handmaid's Tale
1,245 words, approx. 4 pages
Explores the use of descriptive language in "A Handmaid's Tale," by Margaret Atwood. Describes how language of "The Handmaid's tale," is at once accessible and inaccessible. The vocabulary, syntax and semantics are modern and familiar, making the language appear deceptively easy.
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Essay Grade: 98%
Importance of Aunt Lydia, Handmaids Tale
1,207 words, approx. 4 pages
Significance of Aunt Lydia and how she is presented, Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood
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Essay Grade: 92%
The Handmaid's Tale: Offred Chapters 1 to 4
1,157 words, approx. 4 pages
Handmaids Tale: Essay discusses the character of Offred as well as her personal feelings in Chapters 1 to 4 of "The Handmaid's Tale."
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Essay Grade: 92%
Language as Power in "The Handmaids Tale"
1,059 words, approx. 4 pages
Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaids Tale" is like many other dystopian novels in that government dictatorships are created in part by creating fear in the populace and use language as a tool of control. As a cautionary novel, Atwood warns of the genuine consequences when language is exploited. Language is incredibly powerful for getting people to disregard reality.
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Essay Grade: 88%
The Handmaid's Tale
1,014 words, approx. 3 pages
Describes the symbols, motifs and beliefs about "The Handmaid's Tale."
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Ideal-ology : the Life
1,007 words, approx. 3 pages
The Handmaids Tale, set in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a novel that presents a totalitarian theocracy that has forced a certain class of fertile women to produce babies for elite barren couples. These "handmaids," who are denied all rights and are severely beaten if they are uncooperative, are reduced to state property.
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Essay Grade: 88%
The Nature of Society in the Handmaid's Tale
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Discusses the novel, A Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood. Describes how Atwood tells the story in the immediate present tense but frequently shifts to past tense for flashbacks to life before her life as a Handmaid, for example, her time in the Red Center. Explores the novel's many themes, such as exploiting women's bodies as political instruments, using language as a tool of power and the causes of contentment.
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Handmaid's Tale - A Character Analysis of the Commander
999 words, approx. 3 pages
Analyzes "The Handmaid's Tale," by Margaret Atwood. Describes how the character of the Commander is presented to the reader. Explores Offred's attitude toward him.
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Essay Grade: 92%
How Much Is Our Modern Western Society Similar or Different from the Society of Gilead?
916 words, approx. 3 pages
Comparison between the society of Margaret Atwood's Novel "The Handmaid's Tale" and modern Western society.
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Essay Grade: 92%
"The Handmaid's Tale" Vs. "1984"
908 words, approx. 3 pages
A comparison of the two novels of "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood and "1984" by George Orwell, and how they influence the world.
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Essay Grade: 83%
The Handmaid's Tale: A Plot Summary
906 words, approx. 3 pages
This essay outlines the plot of The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. In the futuristic Republic of Gilead, under the dictatorship of conservative Christians, the minority of women who are fertile are trained to be “handmaids” - birth-mothers for the upper-class population.
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Essay Grade: 86%
Use of First Person Narrative in the Handmaid's Tale
828 words, approx. 3 pages
Analyzes The Handmaid's Tale, a novel by Margaret Atwood. Examines the effects of the first person narrative on the reader in chapters 1-12.
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Essay Grade: 86%
An Analysis of a Quote from The Handmaid's Tale
779 words, approx. 3 pages
Analyzes a quotation from Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale. "I would like to be without shame. I would like to be shameless. I would like to be ignorant. Then I would not know how ignorant I was." Explains its applications throughout the book and its greater universal meanings.
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Essay Grade: 86%
The Handmaid's Tale: Changes in Offred's Life
774 words, approx. 3 pages
Analyzes, The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood. Makes a detailed comparison of the changes in Offred's life before and after the coup - includes physical, political, social and psychological assessments.
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Essay Grade: 86%
The Handmaids Tale: The Importance of Shopping Trips
744 words, approx. 3 pages
Analyzes 'The Handmaid's Tale' by Margaret Atwood. Examines the importance of the shopping expeditions and walks to the novel.
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Essay Grade: 86%
The Importance and Presentation of Moira in A Handmaid's Tale
619 words, approx. 2 pages
Discusses The Handmaids Tale by Magaret Atwood. Considers the importance and presentation of Moira.
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Essay Grade: 88%
The Handmaid's Tale Vs. Our Modern Society
583 words, approx. 2 pages
Essay explores the connections within Gilead and our own society.

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