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Handmaid’s Tale and Feminine Gospels Comparison:
A Gospel is an account of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. This can link to the religious
connotations within Gilead, as they dictate what Life is permitted both through the birth of healthy
babies and killing disabled ones. They also control life in terms of when it is denied to people
through the public executions of political opponents and anyone who opposes the Government.
Similarly Jesus was seen as challenging and opposing the widely accepted religion of the time -
Judaism. Then he was crucified. Duffy was raised Roman Catholic and Gilead shows a reversion
back to conservative religious values of childbearing and women's roles. Duality of Females =
purity/ innocent Virgin Mary VS the whore with loose morals.
Both texts are written through the construction of female narrative/poetic voice. Explore the effect of
this.
The Long Queen:
A metaphor for femininity's independence, strength and improvement away from oppression through
the years.
Epic Fantasy: Concept of humanising the abstract concept of femininity to stand as a "queen" over
women.
The Map Woman:
A metaphorical poem that explores how women are shaped through their past experiences, and how
they try to hide or shed these experiences.
Mythological Poetry: Concept of shedding your skin akin to monsters such as Medusa from Greek
mythology.
THEMES: identity and the feminine body, presents how a women's identity is tightly controlled by
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