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Topic Proposal---
The guiding question for my analysis of the text has to do with the “eyes” in many places in Margaret Atwood’s book, “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Who did these “eyes” belong too? What were they looking for? Why were they everywhere? I would also like to learn more about who was in power. I know there where woman, but only certain ones. What makes one woman able to control other women? Same goes with the men, there were some men that had control over other men. Why is that? I will have to dig deep and find out.
I plan to research the time when Hitler was in power. As I see it, this book is somewhat familiar. I will investigate what the men and women that were in control thought at that time. I will also find out what the innocent men and women thought of that time too. It may be helpful to find documentaries that lead me into the mind of the commander. Also find out who was in control. Where these “eyes” that was seen all over by Offred real? Or was it her imagination going wild and she thinking everything and everyone is out to “kill” being she has had everything just taken away from her. Offred didn’t have control over nothing. So maybe I can also check into what happens with someone when they go through something tragic. What they do and the things they think. Do their imaginations go wild?
I chose this topic because I noticed that Offred would see “eyes” in many different places throughout the book and why is this. Where they really there or was it her mind playing tricks on her? Maybe this will help me better understand Atwood by investigating deeper into the mind of men and women of the communist time.
Here's a web sight to better understand Atwood and her background. Also her best two books. http://www.answers.com/topic/margaret-atwood
