The Handmaid’s Tale Text-to-text “The Angels stood outside it with their backs to us. They were objects of fear to us” (Atwood 4). This quote strongly relates to the peacekeepers in The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Both groups have a lot of power. Moreso, their titles are extremely positive and comforting. However, the Angels are feared by the people and the peacekeepers are often violent. Text-to-world “We learned to lip read, our heads flat on the beds, turned sideways, watching each other’s mouths” (Atwood 4). The way the girls learn to read each other’s lips is very similar to how deaf people adjust to communicating without sound. Deaf people who could once hear develop very effective lip reading skills that help them understand what …show more content…
Every baby a wanted baby. Recapture our bodies. Do you believe a woman’s place is on the kitchen table?” (Atwood 120). The narrator watches a film where her mother is at a pro-abortion protest. These protests are very similar to modern movements of pro-choice. Women should be able to choose what they want because it is their bodies. They shouldn’t have to go through the grueling pregnancy process if it isn’t what they want. Text-to-self “I would like… This will sound silly… I’d like you to play a game of scrabble with me” (Atwood 138). When I was younger, I loved playing Scrabble. It was one of my favorite games to play with my family. When the Commander asks the narrator to play with him, it reminded me of my childhood when I would ask my parents to play scrabble with me. Text-to-world “He was not a monster, she said. People say he was a monster, but he was not one. What could she have been thinking about? Not much, I guess; not back then, not at the time. She was thinking about how not to think” (Atwood …show more content…
I act like a dunce. I should know better. I make of him an idol, a cardboard cutout. He on the other hand talks little: no more hedging or jokes. He barely asks questions” (Atwood 270). Nick’s quietness during the narrator’s confessions is very similar to that of a psychologist listening to his or her patient. Nick is simply listening to everything the narrator has to say. Sometimes that can be even more beneficial than trying to provide advice. Nick is acting as a psychologist as the narrator pours out personal information. Text-to-world “I need to see your authorization. You have a warrant?” “Not that we need one, sir, but all is in order. Violation of state secrets” (Atwood 294). As the Eyes come to take the narrator, the Commander asks them for a warrant. Like in the United States, he must have the right to ask for a warrant if the government attempts to search or seize something. In this case, the narrator is his ‘something’. The Eyes respond that in this situation they do not need a warrant because the narrator is a spy. This encounter is very familiar of United States