Generally, I like the book because it is basically feminism on crack. Females are supposed to appreciate their bodies, be proud of their gender, and make healthy babies. However, females aren't allowed out of this realm and the baby is the most important aspect of their lives, the amount of children defines their success. This situation brings out classes of people through fertility and pregnancy. The only way to be upgraded is to have a child. What I don't understand is why having a baby so important. I understand that children represent innocence and hope, but why does a quality life depend on it.
The quote "a rat in a maze is free to go anywhere, as long as it stays inside the maze" is confusing because around that same page she describes how she is outside of the wall. The entire story I thought that they were enclosed, but it's the university that is within the wall and she believes that Luke is in there. Perhaps in the library. Why are they on the outside? What is really on the inside?
In my life, the only things that control me is school and my mother. My mom tries to argue that she has no control over me and that she hardly even sees me recently. However, she threatens me to behave and stay in her realms of rules or else she won't pay for my college. Then I am controlled by high school and college. Everything has it's own rules and if I want to be a part of it I must abide by them. In at 8 15. Out at 3 15. Monday through Friday. Do homework daily. College applications by November and January. Personal Portfolio. Good sportsmanship. Sprint faster. Its a stopwatch that measures if I am on track, on time, and how fast can I do it. Life is a stopwatch of how much you can succeed within 80-100 years.
My last thought is that I love how the author makes Fred, Offred's Commander, a wimp who gives her power over his wife from his interests. He breaks the very rules that has made him successful. He represents males; putting his desires over the law when he feels like it, and using the law when it fits to his benefits.
I love how you write in purple first of all. But I love how you talk about the specific things with in what keeps you in check like the time, and the stopwatch, and all the things that contribute to you as a person. Like you doing homework daily, your college application forms, your sprinting. All of this contributes to your personality because you do live within these walls. I love you though so hehe
ReplyDeleteChancee you are so right. I also do not get why the babies are so important in this novel. Also i really like that how you descirbed your second paragraph. It is so true and we all do it.
ReplyDelete"I like the book because it is basically feminism on crack."
ReplyDeleteCracked me up, chica. You have a lot of good points and questions that I didn't think of. Now I'm wondering the same things. It's great that you related this book to your own life and I feel the same way about school, college, and parents.
I think that the importance of babies in this is because at this point in the human race (in the book i mean), the population is decreasing more and more rapidly because of fertility rates. So, babies are prized possessions.
ReplyDeleteMore so, in a way we choose to be controlled, but in another way, we can't. For example, we can choose to not come in at 815, but then we'll be penalized. so, lesson being we are free to make our own choices, but the consequences of those are chosen by others. hm.
Chancee,
ReplyDeleteGreat post (love your phrasing--"feminism on crack," "desires over law," etc.) and one that has engendered a lot of interesting comment. Well done!