The novel "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Attwood tells the story of a near future oppressive society governed by an elite group - men. ... However it is ironic to note that they have turned this side of their "values" on its head - women are not only forbidden to abort unwanted babies, but are forced into a culture where their only purpose is to give birth to healthy babies, "we are two legged wombs, that's all: sacred vessels, ambulatory chalices". ... The novel challenges how far a woman is prepared to go in order to achieve her freedom. ... The novel is written in a first-perso...

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This statement may perplex some, however the questions, which arouse as I read this novel are, does the hierarchal structure create order? ... Meanwhile, in the novel upon Yaweh's arrival Noah regards Him with esteem and reverence, and thus Yaweh admires Noah for his love and says; love is the one true bond "Between God and His angels". ... This novel no doubt stands for a system that is "authoritarian, hierarchical, exploitative and, above all, mobilized to destroy the enemy" (UNESCO) or simply sinners. ... In Findley's novel, hostility leads to hostility, and thus men use the tool ...

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The novel can be both enjoyed and understood on two levels: on the surface it is a story of intrigue and adventure, but the underlying theme of the novel is one of political analysis and social criticism. ... Swift's distrust and dislike of the ruling authority in his own native England is not symbolized throughout the reading, and an overall rejection of European government and society is an important thematic element of the novel. ... This is particularly apparent in the first voyage to Lilliput, as Swift describes the secrecy, gossip and intrigue of the Lilliputian Court; he notes the ...

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" How far does a modern reader share this reaction to Laclos' novel. ... The assertion that the epistolary work presents the ugliest parts of society; its "moeurs" and values, or lack thereof are evident throughout the text; exposing the lies and contradictions is another benefit of the letter-novel. ... Laclos makes no ambiguity to whom the book is referring, going as far as excluding all the novel's plot to two locations; Paris and the inside of the country house in which the majority of the action happens. ... Taking the novel as a social critique, the modern day r...

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There was also a marked increase in women's non-fiction including Marsh's The Female Captive.9 Female authorship brought up anxieties, suggesting that novel reading would take women out of the domestic sphere and spawn desires that could not be met by the domestic contract.10 With Colley using Marsh's book as a source for her biography, arose some controversy. In Elizabeth Marsh's writings of her travels, on no account did it contain any detailed notes compiled at the time of her journey, and no information about the society she was involved with.11 It was also written t...

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In the same vein, in his essay "Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses," (Notes Towards an Investigation, 1972) the French philosopher Louis Althusser uses a Marxist perspective to study the relationship, in the modern context, between the governed and the governor. ... These two poems, in fact, constitute the driving forces behind the two major patterns of attitudes of the animals in the novel, namely revolution and submissiveness. ...

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In order to clarify our perspective on the problem, it is also important to note that violence against women is to be considered as being essentially related to the more general problems of women's oppression. ... It is relevant to note that most of the family planning clinics and hospitals show higher records of tubectomy by women, compared to that of vasectomy by men. ...

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