Margaret Atwood's 'the Handmaid's Tale' And 'oryx And Crake' AComparison

Seminar Paper From The Year In The Subject English Language And Literature Studies Literature, Grade: ,, University Of Constance literaturwissenschaften, Course: Margaret Atwood's Later Fiction, Language: English, Abstract: Margaret Atwood's Novels The Handmaid's Tale t.h.t., And Oryx And Crake oC., Are Works Of Speculative Fiction That Are Set In The Near FutureBoth Of The Depicted Scenarios Take Place In The U.s.aAnd Could Be Classified As 'survivor's Stories' As They Are Told From The Perspective Of APerson That Survived The New System Or The Catastrophe The Books Deal WithT.h.tTakes The Reader Into An Oppressive System That Has Become Reality In The Year In This System Women Are Divided Into Different Kinds Of 'functional Groups' According To Their AbilitiesThe Story Is Told By The Handmaid Offred Who As All Handmaids Is Still Believed To Be FertileThus She Is Solely Good For Childbearing And Has Not Got Any ChoiceThis System However Is Confined To The United States So That There Is Still Hope For An Escape To ABetter Life For The People Living Under The SystemThe Scenario In OCOn The Other Hand Occurs Around The Year And Depicts AWorld Wide Catastrophe Where Snowman The Narrator Of The Story Is One Of The Few Surviving Human BeingsThis Paper Will Compare The Two Novels According To Some Points Of AnalysisIHad To Confine Myself To AFew Themes As It Is Impossible To Include All Topics That Could Be Of ImportanceTo Start With, IWill Take ALook At The Social And Political Background Of The Time The Novels Were Written In, Followed By AGeneric Analysis Of The WorksSecondly IWill Answer The Question About The Inspiration For These Novels And IWill Deal With The Epilogues Atwood Added To Her BooksThis Will Be Followed By AChapter About The Main Topics Of The Novels Which Are Reproduction, Religion And SexualityLast But Not Least IWill Compare The Main Characters An
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