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... With the novels, 1984 and The Handmaid’s Tale in mind, it is well known that Margaret Atwood derived her female perspective of a futuristic totalitarian society from the Orwellian novel. ... Atwood closely linked her novel to 1984 by using Offred’s personal tape recordings, probably the next most genuine way of representing Offred’s most inner thoughts. ... Again these resemblances demonstrate that Atwood read 1984 and was inspired by Orwell’s work.
One aspect of Atwood’s novel that was impressively swayed from 1984 was the regimentation of society. Society in The Handmaid’s Tale closely resembles that of 1984 due to the fact that sex allowed for procreation only. In 1984, Winston recollects unpleasant past experiences attempting to impregnate his wife. ... If wives are unable to bear a child, handmaids are then sent at the Commander’s request to be used as reproductive vessels. If the task is not accomplished, then the handmaids are sent away with the government’s approval. Furthermore, in 1984, Party members are expected to refer to each other as comrades eliminating possible friendships Winston referred to his office buddy Syme as a “ ‘friend’ … [but he] did not have friends nowadays, [he] had comrades.
Approximate Word count = 870
Approximate Pages = 3.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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