https://padlet.com/MadisonHutter/a3le6mp20rxi0hvo en-us 2023-03-29 00:04:36 UTC 2023-03-29 17:32:18 UTC hello@padlet.com MadisonHutter https://padlet.com/MadisonHutter/a3le6mp20rxi0hvo/wish/2535770438 My first connection I made was between "No Name Woman" by Maxine Hong Kingston and "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margret Atwood. You may also have heard of it due to Netflix creating their own version as a tv series as well. 

"No Name Woman" gothic trope was surrounded around the idea of family, secrets, hauntings, and woman in distress. The main character talks about her aunts past mistakes of getting knocked up by an unknown man and because of this her entire life was ruined as she was married to another man and in their culture it was not okay to have sex with another man outside of marriage. The entire story talks about this family secret of the aunt and the hauntings she feels of her aunt and I relate this to The Handmaid's Tale because it is about a woman who lives in a world where woman are basically used for their bodies to create children for the men and nothing more. The main character ends up getting used as a surrogate as one may say for a man and his wife as his wife can not have children and the entire story revolves around the secrets and the relationships she is involved in. I believe both of these have a main gothic trope related to secrets, family and woman in distress. 

A link to the book to buy online is below: 
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38447.The_Handmaid_s_Tale 

The second connection I made was between "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe and the song "Hello" by Adele. The Raven is about the absence of his love, Lenore who has passed. He keeps thinking that he hears her but all he is really hearing is the tapping of the Raven at his window. The poem brings lots of sadness as well. The song "Hello" is about her trying to reach out to her ex and tell her that she misses him, but she never receives an answer from him. She feels a sense of loss of absence of love in her life although she keeps trying to get in contact with him and apologize but never hears anything from him. Both of these are related as they are thinking about the absence of their loves, except Poe's love has passed away and he misses her, and Adele's love is still alive but not answering her calls, and they both share a sense of sadness. The link to the lyrics are posted below as well as a link to the music video. 

Lyrics: https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tVP1zc0TCrPyzC3MEgyYPTizkjNyclXSExJzUkFAHbSCKQ&q=hello+adele&oq=hello+ad&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j46i433i512j46i175i199i433i512j0i131i433i512j0i433i512j0i512l4.3599j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#wptab=si:AMnBZoF7JT-QpjuFHJsQDfjWiAqMutkQWhNgI5KMjbCKYBYwkN1CXmJ9tpSg4VDHOYHSsE441DXPvD24Zjw-vNEbC6Hp8H7Zudr4fzILRI7hL3HmvHb2LpggiBFy0Qvm9jAK9O8sxA2azANXUmhofsa-rjD1ZxUrCg%3D%3D

Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQHsXMglC9A]]> 2023-03-29 00:08:04 UTC https://padlet.com/MadisonHutter/a3le6mp20rxi0hvo/wish/2535770438 ananeprince618 https://padlet.com/MadisonHutter/a3le6mp20rxi0hvo/wish/2536032857 Hello Madison, great work on this padlet. All your findings have a strong relationship between the literary works. I've listened to the song several times and it actually shows the sense of sadness which makes a good connection with the Raven by Edgar Allan Poe. Nice job done.]]> 2023-03-29 03:21:49 UTC https://padlet.com/MadisonHutter/a3le6mp20rxi0hvo/wish/2536032857 https://padlet.com/MadisonHutter/a3le6mp20rxi0hvo/wish/2536714838 This is a great connection. The Handmaid's Tale (both the novel and the series) are TERRIFYING. I'm kind of jealous that I didn't think of this one. It reinforces and illustrates the idea (or fact) that things don't really change that much for women and women's roles in society across the years, which is also terrifying and, frankly, f#@ked up.]]> 2023-03-29 13:21:19 UTC https://padlet.com/MadisonHutter/a3le6mp20rxi0hvo/wish/2536714838 rdtatejr https://padlet.com/MadisonHutter/a3le6mp20rxi0hvo/wish/2536717764 Sorry, wasn't logged in when I made the first post. I'm dumb.

This is a great connection. The Handmaid's Tale (both the novel and the series) is TERRIFYING. I'm kind of jealous that I didn't think of this one. It reinforces and illustrates the idea (or fact) that things don't really change that much for women and women's roles in society across the years, which is also terrifying and, frankly, f#@ked up.]]> 2023-03-29 13:23:01 UTC https://padlet.com/MadisonHutter/a3le6mp20rxi0hvo/wish/2536717764 whitagee3 https://padlet.com/MadisonHutter/a3le6mp20rxi0hvo/wish/2536948950 the connection with no name woman is awesome. a very unique comparison with the surrogate is very different and we love that. the scariness in the handmaids tale is a perfect segway into your connection here. ]]> 2023-03-29 15:48:25 UTC https://padlet.com/MadisonHutter/a3le6mp20rxi0hvo/wish/2536948950 lauren_el https://padlet.com/MadisonHutter/a3le6mp20rxi0hvo/wish/2537092250 Hi Madison! Although I have never seen "The Handmaid's Tail," from what you explained it seems like a great connection to the secrecy and nontraditional values that are present in "No Name Woman." I also love the connection of the song "Hello" with the poem "The Raven." When the song first came out I was an avid listener. I always felt that the song was super emotional and meaningful. As you said, even though Adele was reaching out to an ex and Poe was remembering a loved one, they both show the same theme of how your emotions can overpower you and cause you to isolate yourself from others. ]]> 2023-03-29 17:32:18 UTC https://padlet.com/MadisonHutter/a3le6mp20rxi0hvo/wish/2537092250