Identity In The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood and The...

Identity In The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood and The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro The Remains of The Day and The Handmaids Tale are two novels from opposing ends of the fictional literature spectrum. On one side we have THT a novel set within a dystopian future using relationships between characters to emphasise the strictness of the regime currently being operated in Gilead most fitting would the relationship between The Commander and Offred. In a totally different end of the metaphorical literature spectrum we have TROTD which sets its main characters†¦show more content†¦Harvard university in Boston, Massachusetts where the dreaded wall offers its sick service just outside the campus) where men are in charge of society using women plainly for reproductive purposes therefore being a patriarchal orientated society. Again with Steven s we also have this male dominated hierarchal society but its entirely circled around a single most significant symbol, as we see that Stevens applies the same standards of greatness to the landscape of England as he does to himself. He feels that this English landscape is beautiful due to its restraint, calm, and lack of spectacle-the same qualities Stevens successfully cultivates in his own life as a butler aspiring to greatness. This use of setting in both novels is important as it gives Stevens and Offred noticeably pressuring conditions in which their relationships must triumph, blossom and most importantly evade. TROTD tells the story of an elderly English butler named Stevens as he confronts disillusionment through a recalled life spent in service with his long remembered memories viewed against a backdrop of war and the rise of Fascism. THT Offred is a handmaid in the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian and theocratic state that has replaced the United States of America. Because of dangerously low reproduction rates, Handmaids are assigned to bear children for elite couples that have troubleShow MoreRelatedA Postmodernist/Posthumanist Reading of Kazuo Ishiguro’s, Never Let Me Go Using Fredric Jameson’s Theory of Postmodernism and Late Capitalism.4659 Words   |  19 PagesA Postmodernist/Posthumanist reading of Kazuo Ishiguro’s, Never Let Me Go using Fredric Jameson’s theory of Postmodernism and Late Capitalism. Posthumanism neologism is used to describe what comes after humanism and the question of what it means to be human. It is often and most frequently used to describe a dystopian life form that is created and crafted by humans themselves. Posthumanism is not to be confused with postmodernism, although their paths do cross intrinsically throughout this essay