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The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopian novel about a woman who is forced to live in a changed society run by a totalitarian regime Margaret Atwood reveals the story of Offred a handmaid who is forced to adapt to a new society in which she is oppressed and obligated to live a life she does not desire The Republic of Gilead the land in which the novel takes place is what used to be the United States Throughout the whole novel the author reminds the reader about the implications of a society where women's rights are reversed Oppression is present during the entire novel however there is one social group that is highlighted the most and these are the Handmaids The Handmaids are a group of women in Gilead that serve society by providing children Not only are they the most oppressed in the regime but also possibly the most important Atwood uses symbolism in the clothing to represent each social group and how they are oppressed in different ways In the case of the handmaids they are forced to dress in a uniform with the colour red and in several occasions Offred shares her views on how the freedom to dress as she pleases had been robbed from her The skirt is ankle length full gathered to a flat yoke that extends over the breasts the sleeves are full The white wings too are prescribed issue they are to keep us from seeing but also from being seen I never looked good in red it's not my colour Atwood 2 In this quote Offred complains about the clothing she must wear and the audience is shown how the Handmaids are controlled and represented with a colour Their clothing covers their whole body only allowing their face to be revealed leading their physical identity to be hidden
When it comes to writing any paper an individual must start by performing academic research that proves or explains whatever it is that they are trying to tell or show you The research stage is the most important stage it is beneficial to carefully consider all resources whether scholarly or popular The difference between resources that I will discuss are scholarly versus popular Understanding the differences between these two resources is key to writing an essay that has both good quality and accurate information It can be difficult to have a clear depiction of the differences between the resources however looking at where the information comes from determines what separates the two from each other All though this may be true these two resources are not that different from each other They are both used to inform individuals on topics For example an individual could find articles on Alzheimer's disease in scholarly articles which may include a more research based method However one could also find articles on the same topic in popular resources they will be written in a more emotional and simpler manner To put this in perspective I analyzed a scholarly resource and a popular resource as stated above I began my research by looking at the scholarly article Alzheimer's Disease Therapeutic Research The Path Forward Here I noted that the article was published by a professional organization BioMed Central While skimming through this article I noted that the lone expert author is affiliated with the Department of Neurosciences at the University of California Paul Aisen created an analysis layout that is very straightforward and labeled specific sections He begins with an abstract that summarizes the article s main points
