Blog Post #14 Week of April 27th

Pages read as of April 29th 3-27


    I've come to scary conclusion that we in some ways are living in the same world that Winston is living in, and it is frightening. As soon as I started reading 1984 I felt a weird connection to our world. The way that they are listened to threw there phones and watched threw there TV's is what the government does now. It's just so weird and freaky that the author predicted in a fictional book what the government would be doing in the future. There was a point in chapter one that reminded me of the reality show "Big Brother" (ironically enough) were Winston was talking about how during the two minutes of hate he  kinda of idolizes Big Brother because he is so brainwashed in the moment. It reminded me of the reality show because I personally HATE reality shows but for some odd reason I am drawn to that show and I can't turn it off.
   After reading the first chapter I have a few questions running through my head:
Why do they use Goldstein during the two minutes of hate? If he is truly despised that much why give him that satisfaction that people are paying attention to him?
What does "the party" actually do? What or where are Eurasia and Eastasia?
And who is watching everyone all the time for big brother? Or is he really watching everyone by himself?
   Thanks to this book I question our lovely (sarcasm) government even more than I already did and wonder if one day our world will be one much like where Winston lives.

Blog # 13

         I feel as though the ending to the HandMaid's Tale was anti-climatic. I thought the ending would have been more epic; and honestly it was disappointing. Atwood left us hanging. She didn't explain where they were taking Offred or what they were going to do with her.I hate it when books leave you guessing. Like thats not cool man. Everything in this book could happen in real life and thats really terrifying. I was thinking about how at this very moment the government could freeze every woman in America's bank account and fire us from our jobs. The government controls a lot of our lives and at any given moment they could take over; thats really scary. I wouldn't be able to function in a world like that. It would be a huge risk for me to have kids; both for me and the child. I would be   deemed useless immediately. 

        I kind of understand what Atwood was trying to do by writing the historical notes at the end of the book. I think she wanted to reader to know that Offred made a difference and that no one forgot about the world in which Offred had to endure. I think that the tapes that were found were not diary entrees but she was forced to talk about her experiences and they recorded her. I feel like Atwood was trying to show how Offred helped people understand what it was like to be a HandMaid; what it was like to live in a world like she lived in. Atwood wrote this section to show how strong Offred was and how she helped shape the future.

May the dead rest in peace (blog #12)

     Today was a very bleak day. Three women where hung for their unspecified crimes.The first women was called Ofcharles . She is was an petite , only about 5 feet tall caucasian women; with a very pale complexion. She has a small black mole near her upper her lip, her lips were average size. She had bright blue eyes with very long eyelashes with wavy blond hair. The second women looked to be of Latino decent; she had big brown eyes with a small but visible scar near her left eye. Her hair was dark and very curly. Her lips were quite large. She had a very small nose with a small scar near her left nostril(she might have once had a nose ring). The third woman was also caucasian with brown freckles all over her face; but mostly along her nose and cheeks. She had wide green eyes, a small nose, and pin straight red hair (probably Irish). Her lips were very thin and pale. She was also petite; she looked as though she wasn't even five feet tall. All of these women looked to be around the age range of 25-30 years old. The Irish looking girl seemed to be the youngest. It's so sad that we live in this horrible world where women are hung publicly. I offer my condolences to the family members of theses women. I can't image your pain and grief right now. Please keep all of the women here in your thoughts and prayers.
 

Two diffrent sides of the same story (blog #11)

      As I rolled down the smooth parking lot I saw him come into my view. At last I would meet my hero and inspiration Austin Carlile. He looked at me in utter disgust. Nausea washed over me; how can my hero look at me like I'm some kind of disease? Never the less I went to hug him and he backed away from me. Is there something wrong with me I thought. I tried striking a conversation but he would only reply with one worded answers; after a while we just sat in silence for what seemed like hours. He would never look me in the eye he wouldn't even look in my direction. It was horrible. I left and saw him preform. He walked right by me after his set. How can this man I've looked up to for inspiration be so cruel towards me? He no longer is my hero. If he was on fire in the middle of the road I wouldn't even spit on him to put it out.
    That's not what happen. This is how it went down; as I rolled down the smooth parking lot I saw him come into my view. At last I would meet my hero and inspiration Austin Carlile. He looked at me with loving eyes, eyes I could stare into for hours at a time. He got up and hugged me right away. We laughed and talked for what seemed like hours. The whole time he was only looking at me, no one else. When it came time to leave I hugged him once more. His hugs felt so warm and loving. He later caught up with me after his set and promised me we would meet again at a show. He lived up to my expectations. He truly is my hero and inspiration.
   
   

Blog #10 Pages 235-251

Pages 235-251

     These pages really confused me. The commander only took her there for a night? She saw Moira and re-connected with her, but after that night she never saw her again? I mean I understand that all the women there are prostitutes and that it's a club for the men that live in this kinda world. But why did the commander only bring her for one night. He should just leave her there so she can live there. I think it's better than being a HandMaid.
  Something that the commander said reminded me of the new trend among ignorant men called "meninist" which is feminism for men. Yea I know its stupid, because feminism is for equality for everyone men and women. But whatever. The commander said "Women know that instinctively. Why did they buy so many different clothes, in the old days? To trick the men into thinking they were several different woman." It just really bothered me. I couldn't tell if he really believed it or if he was brainwashed into believing it. The commander confuses me constantly I can never tell what he's thinking.

blog #9 Pages 224-234

Pg 224-234

    I noticed that even though Offred was super hesitant about going with the Commander she still did. Even though she didn't even know where they were going. She played along with him. I noticed that after she saw a picture of her daughter she wanted to forget it. I would have thought she would have wanted to remember everything about it,but she didn't.
   Does the commander help every HandMaid that comes to his house? Does Serena Joy know about it and just turns a blind eye? Does he love Offred? Does Nick love Offred? Where is Offred going? I wonder if Offred will be able to survive outside of being a HandMaid. I wonder how this books going to end. I have a feeling it's going to end sad.