The Handmaid's Tale by Jennifer Hiller https://padlet.com/hilleja1/6al4cy60tq7g en-us 2018-03-30 02:57:04 UTC 2023-04-05 07:55:02 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/File.png Freedom to and Freedom from. kristal_726121 https://padlet.com/hilleja1/6al4cy60tq7g/wish/249285516 This picture to me relates to “ The Handmaids Tale” because on page 24 Offred talks about how Aunt Lydia says there is more than one kind of freedom, “freedom to do”and “freedom from” before it was “freedom to do” and now its “freedom from”. Offred goes on to say no man shouts obscenities at them, no one speaks to them, no one touches them, no one whistles and it’s something that shouldn’t be taken for grants. This paragraph poses the question that if these Handmaids now have “freedom from” was it worth the sacrifices if past freedoms to obtain this new “freedom from”. Do these Handmaids still as oppressed as they are necessarily have “freedom”? This idea of personal freedom has been debated for many centuries the examples of freedom Aunt Lydia gave have been seen in society today such as restrictions on liberties seen in regimes and insistent to act on rights as seen in civil rights movements. Not all countries or individuals feel that such freedoms as to express some opinions are good for the public. Atwood makes it clear to her readers the appalling nature of Gilead's theocracy, yet makes us question the extent to which unlimited individual choice is beneficial and even has readers question the extent to which they have their own freedom.


Question Posed: Considering this "freedom to" and "freedom from" discussion in The Handmaid's Tale, do the sacrifices made for "freedom from" give the characters more or less liberty? 
]]> 2018-04-06 16:13:18 UTC https://padlet.com/hilleja1/6al4cy60tq7g/wish/249285516 Freedom from kristal_726121 https://padlet.com/hilleja1/6al4cy60tq7g/wish/249295543 Referring to catcalling which is the “freedom from”]]> 2018-04-06 16:39:04 UTC https://padlet.com/hilleja1/6al4cy60tq7g/wish/249295543 Jealousy sydney_53462 https://padlet.com/hilleja1/6al4cy60tq7g/wish/249567919 This image relates to how both Serena Joy and Offred are envious of each other's social standing, although in different ways. Serena Joy knows her husband does not love her, and that the "love" she wants with him is actually happening between him and Offred once a month. Now although Offred might not be jealous of Serena Joy personally, Offred desperately wants to be free of the tragic position she is in, like Serena Joy is. Of course Offred is the only one who has a right to this jealousy because Serena Joy is thinking that Offred enjoys her job, which she obviously despises. This is ignorance on Serena Joy's part. 
Question: DO the Wives have even less dignity than the Handmaids (because of their ignorance)? ]]> 2018-04-08 18:55:01 UTC https://padlet.com/hilleja1/6al4cy60tq7g/wish/249567919 sarah_731133 https://padlet.com/hilleja1/6al4cy60tq7g/wish/249602773 I believe this image relates to the book in the way that the main character, in the beginning, appears almost separated from the rest of the women in the house. She walks a different path than many, and knows other look at her in either judgment or curiosity, and she creates a persona to appear unaffected by her way of life.]]> 2018-04-09 00:19:15 UTC https://padlet.com/hilleja1/6al4cy60tq7g/wish/249602773 Luke savannah_714578 https://padlet.com/hilleja1/6al4cy60tq7g/wish/249626048
This picture reminds me of when Offred speaks of Luke in the Handmaids Tale. When she speaks of him, it is like a fleeting memory that cannot be caught or it is eventually going to not be remembered. This picture reminds me of her thinking of Luke because she has kind of given up the idea of Luke just like this little girl has given up the idea of trying to catch the balloon because she is not even running after it. 

Question Posed:
What really happened to Luke? She states possible things that might have happened to him like the idea that he might not be dead, or the idea that he is laying shot in the forest somewhere. We know what happened to her child but we don't know what happened to her husband. Do you think he is alive?
]]> 2018-04-09 03:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/hilleja1/6al4cy60tq7g/wish/249626048 Walking on Egg Shells lauryn_731164 https://padlet.com/hilleja1/6al4cy60tq7g/wish/249640175 Everywhere Offred goes, she is constantly on edge, making sure she does not cross a boundary that may cost her life. There is no one to trust, no one to vent to, in this world she is alone. When people push these boundaries she is unsure on how to react and always questions where they are coming from and the possibility of their betrayal. It seemed as if the only person in this society that she could trust was Moira, and Moira's tensions are getting high, making me sense that she will not be along much longer.

Question Posed: Do you believe that the other Handmaids have similar thoughts to Offred? Are they as well wishing to escape or do you believe that they have come to accept it? If
 Offred was to confess to a fellow Handmaid (not Moira) would  there be relief or consequences?]]> 2018-04-09 04:20:34 UTC https://padlet.com/hilleja1/6al4cy60tq7g/wish/249640175