What elements of our own society is Margaret Atwood satirizing, and how does her satire work?

to have creative and punctual writing. Below are several topics. Choose one for this essay. All essays must utilize passages from throughout Atwood’s novel as a means of support for the thesis. Two additional sources must also be used. These sources must be academic, peer reviewed sources. This means book reviews, blogs, SparkNotes, etc., are NOT acceptable. You may use any of the articles provided by me or conduct your own research. If you do conduct your own research, use the online sources, such as EBSCO, Artemis and JSOR, are wonderful. U A dictionary is extra. It does not count towards the two required additional sources. A source that provides information about Atwood herself, and does not add to the discussion in the body of the essay, also does not count towards the two required additional sources. 1. The Handmaid’s Tale is referred to as “a scathing satire and a dire warning” on the back cover of the edition we read. What elements of our own society is Margaret Atwood satirizing, and how does her satire work? What is important about this? You must look at the novel, and use passages from the novel to show what and how Atwood is satirizing. Then, make a comparison to our own society. 2. What is Margaret Atwood warning us about in The Handmaid’s Tale and how does she oblige us to consider it? Why is the important? Again, passages from the novel must be utilized to support the discussion and argument. 3. “My name isn’t Offred, I have another name, which nobody uses now because it’s forbidden. I tell myself it doesn’t matter, your name is like your telephone number, useful only to others; but what I tell myself is wrong, it does matter. I keep the knowledge of this name like something hidden, some treasure I’ll come back to dig up, one day” (Atwood 84). What is the significance of names and of naming in The Handmaid’s Tale? Why, for example, do all the Handmaid’s names begin the “Of”? What about the name Gilead? 4. Discuss the ways in which Atwood makes her novel relevant to contemporary society. You must look at passages from the novel! What is important about this? 5. A palimpsest is a medieval parchment that scribes attempted to scrape clean and use again; however, they were unable to obliterate all traces of the original. How does the new republic of Gilead’s social order often resemble a palimpsest? What is significant about not being able to obliterate all traces of the original government and society? As for all prompts, using the text as the primary source is required. 6. In Gilead, women are categorized as wives, handmaids, Marthas, or Aunts, but Moira refuses to fit into a niche. Offred says she “was like an elevator with open sides” who made them dizzy; she was their fantasy (Atwood 133). Trace Moira’s role throughout the tale to determine what she symbolizes. Your thesis will be what Moria symbolizes and why this is important. The introduction MUST mention Margaret Atwood and the novel. The introduction MUST end with a thesis statement, which you MUST highlight with yellow, bright green, or turquoise using the highlight function of Word. The thesis MUST be an argument and address the “so what” concern. The thesis must also include Atwood and her novel. The body paragraphs must reference passages from at least five (5) places from throughout the novel and show how these support or elaborate upon the chosen essential question the essay is working to prove and explore. At least two additional sources MUST be used with this essay. You can use the sources used for the Annotated Work Cited Summary Assignment or the other articles I’ve posted to Blackboard. You can also conduct your own research. However, the research you conduct must be academic research. Look at my notes on page one about this. When using an additional source, this source should be weaved throughout the body paragraphs. It should not stand alone, but it should be integrated into the essay—the discussion. The final page of the essay MUST be the Works Cited page. Remember, you need to include Atwood and her novel on the Works Cited page.