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How is such society possible? In Handmaid’s Tale, everyone fears the Gilead. In this totalitarian society, most of the people are ruled by a few of very powerful people. how would have it been possible for Gilead to establish this unbalanced social structure? In dictatorship societies, people being ruled are always the majority and theContinue reading “Dystopian Novels”

What made her the villain of the story? In The Handmaid’s Tale, the Commander’s wife Serena Joy is another victim of the unfair society Gilead made. Through the story, Offred fears Serena and Serena hates Offred. “I could see that she hoped I would never have the occasion to call her anything at all” (AtwoodContinue reading “Who Is Serena”

A big challenge with a new book Choosing to read The Handmaid’s Tale-a completely new type of book to read-was a big challenge. For me, a book’s cover is one of the most impactive factors in selecting a book. Though people say, “never choose a book by its cover,” I have always chosen one byContinue reading “The Handmaid’s Tale”

“This was the noblest Roman of them all” Julius Caesar-Antonius (5.5) Brutus is dishonorable. He is as ambitious as he thinks Caesar to be and is not a great man as he thinks himself to be. In Julius Caesar, Brutus is described as the most honorable man in Rome and his assassination of Caesar isContinue reading “Is Brutus Honorable”

How are the two holidays different, but similar There are two events by the end of the year that any student that attend school look forward to: thanksgiving and Christmas breaks. Even though the two of them share the fact that that students don’t get to go to schools in both cases, the origins andContinue reading “Thanksgiving and Christmas”

Why do commoners in Julius Caesar lack thinking? In the play Julius Caesar, the all the commoners seem to be easily incited and show deindividuation. They are one-dimensional and lack their own identity and self-awareness. Unlike other characters in the play who have sophisticated thinking process like real human, which makes the readers to beContinue reading “One-dimensional crowds”

What is Cassius’s ultimate goal? I One of the interesting points about the play Julius Caesar was Cassius’s insignificant reasons for his actions. Cassius is an extremely recognizable character, even though we have just finished the first act. He persuades Brutus to make up his mind and dislikes Caesar. While many important reasons for eachContinue reading “Revealing Cassius”