course of the same gatherings, the Commander interrogates the narrator, desiring to play a game of scrabble with her. At that point of time when the Commander voices, " I'd like you to play a game of scrabble with me." (138), and when Offred questions the danger that it will place her in, he replies to her, saying "Now it's forbidden… Now its dangerous" (138). As the enjoyment of the game of scrabble was prohibited, due to the re...
I stood still outside our tent and gaped at a tall girl on the campsite next to ours. Even through the green foliage between us I couldn’t miss her red curly hair. It blazed like a ripe tangerine and her perfect freckles beamed through a thick layer of sunscreen. “Hi. My name’s Abby,” she said. “What’s yours?” I wanted to say “That’s the reddest hair I’ve ever seen!” but I knew that was rude. My mouth opened and closed but nothing came out. “Cat got your tongue?’ she asked with a smile. “Abby, come
savours his time with Offred because she may remind him of life before Gilead. It is also ironic how both characters feel under the surface an anger and repression of Gilead and they both want to break free. However on the surface when they play scrabble with each other they are calm and to a certain extent sophisticated, which shows a certain amount of sexual power. Our first description of the Commander is on page 99. Here Atwood begins to dig more deeper into the complex and emotional themes
It's a hot day and I hate my girlfriend. We're playing Scrabble. That's how bad it is. I'm 24 years old, it's a blistering hot Sunday afternoon and all I can think of to do with my life is to play Scrabble. I should be out, doing exercise, spending money, meeting people. I don't think I've spoken to anyone except my girlfriend since Thursday morning. On Thursday morning I spoke to the mailman. My letters are bad. I play BEGIN. With the N on the little pink star. 22 points. She plays JINXED, with
I am currently reading a book called “WORD NERD” by Susin Nielsen. Ambrose is a twelve-year-old, he calls himself as a word nerd because he loves to play scrabble. He kept on moving from places to places with his overprotective mother, Irene. Until the last school he attended, he was in a near-death experience.There were bullies that bullied Ambrose that he can’t afford to buy a Nike shoe but instead he wore a shoe from a shoe brand called “Ikes”. Ambrose called the three bullies “The three Stooges”
Board Games have been around for centuries, and really and truly nothing much has changed about them. The basic idea is to compete against one or more opponents. True the games may have different rules and set ups, but the concept has remained the same that is until Heroscape entered the board game genera . Heroscape is unlike any board game you have ever played before. You as the player control armies of creatures that have been collected from across the universe and other dimensions. The story
refuse to see him. During her visits to the Commanders office, he will sometimes request that Offred play scrabble with him. Offred knows she shouldn’t play scrabble with him, she tells the reader, "Now it's forbidden, for us. Now its dangerous. Now its indecent." She also portrays scrabble as sort of a forbidden fruit saying, "It's as if he offered me drugs." This portrayal of the game scrabble really highlights how oppressed Offred is. She cannot enjoy simple games or have any sort of pressure. Offred
Best Family Board Games to make any occasion fun and exciting Bored of same boring weekend family parties with nothing exciting to do? Try something new on your family gathering by having a fun game night. Below is some of the best family board games picked for you- Anaxi It is a word game that can be played by everyone in the family. The game requires players to display some serious creativity to win. In the game, players race to write down things that share the qualities of at least two out of
The Art of a Marriage Proposal Do you remember your marriage proposal? Like so many others, one of my most memorable would be “The marriage proposal”. I found the pictures in the convergences book of the four different types of marriage proposal very interesting. It is thrilling to see the inventiveness that some people come up with to ask a plain but a momentous question. Although various approaches may be extremely expensive, others maybe personal and some might not even contain words. Regardless
Rebelling The Handmaid 's Tale, by Margaret Atwood, was my favorite story we read all semester. The main character in the story, Offred, has one job to do and that is to have a baby with her commander. Offred has a friend named Moira that escaped from Republic of Gilead, so why is this story about Offred? Margaret wanted the story to be about Offred, because she will be able to get out and be free. Moira gets out, but she ends up in Jezebels. Jezebels is a place like a brotherly, I do not see this
The Character of Offred in The Handmaid's Tale Offred is one of the main characters in The Handmaid's Tale. She was the faithful wife of Luke, mother of an eleven month old child and a working woman, before she entered the Republic of Gilead. She was given the name "Offred", when she entered Gilead. This was to make it known that she was a handmaid. Offred becomes psychologically programmed in Gilead as a handmaid, and the mistress of the commander who is in power of all things. She was used for
strategy on the other hand are a game of wits, skills, and logic. People who excel and a game of chance will not change their skill in any way. There are also games that require the player to be knowledgeable on certain topics like quiz masters and scrabble. Then there are board games that do not require only luck but also strategy in all aspects of the game. Board games likely originated in Egypt and The Fertile Crescent before spreading to other regions. India and China also had very early board games
Unorthodoxy In a dystopia, all individualism is lost. Everyone is programmed to think in a specific way; that way is the way of the government. The government uses tactics to scare citizens into thinking the way the government wants them to think. Although most people do not question the way of the government, there are always a few people with independent thoughts. In Margaret Atwood’s, The Handmaid’s Tale, there are many unorthodox characters. Offred, Moira, and Ofglen each have their own thoughts
present. This is not the case because Offred is sent by the Guardian, Nick to see the Commander at night. Meeting with the Commander in his office at night is strictly forbidden for obvious reasons. Offred and the Commander play scrabble, “ He doesn’t say why he wants to play scrabble with me. I don’t ask him” (Atwood 139). The Commander also lets Offred read books while he watches her intently. Handmaidens are not allowed to do either of these activities, but this unorthodox Commander lets her do both
While it is important for people to love each other, it may not always bring the best for both people in a relationship. Offred, the main character, lives in Gilead where she is used for her body, and has no control over anything that takes place in the society. She is forced to live with Commander Fred and his wife Serena Joy, and receives the name “Offred” or “Of-Fred”. As she lives in this house with other handmaids, she begins to develop relationships with the Commander and Nick, a guardian who
Offred has not portrayed any heroic characteristics in The Handmaid’s Tale, through her actions of weakness, fear, and self-centredness. This novel by Margaret Atwood discusses about the group take over the government and control the Gilead’s society. In this society, all women has no power to become the leader, commander like men do. Offred is one of them, she has to be a handmaid for Serena and the Commander, Fred. Offred wants to get out of this society, that way she has to do something about
Syzygy is defined as “a pair of connected or corresponding things” ("Discover the Story of EnglishMore than 600,000 Words, over a Thousand Years." Home: Oxford English Dictionary. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2015.) The word syzygy was first introduced 359 years ago to predict the event that would occur on July 21, 1656. A total solar eclipse would take place when the moon intervened the sun and earth. The origin of the word comes from Late Latin and Greek and is frequently used as an astrology term
shows how it will always be associated with Offred, and the Handmaid is whether it is good thing or a bad thing. Whilst playing ‘scrabble’ with the commander we find that, Offred is powerful yet she makes herself powerless by letting the commander win some of the games. She expresses her views and whatever feelings she has towards this regime in the words she spells. Scrabble may be a harmless game, but in real life, the forces that can control language can also control society. Although Offred is not
mistreated the lobsters are by explaining that he was watching the “...fresh caught lobsters pile over one another, wave their hobbled claws impotently, huddle in the rear corners, or scrabble frantically back from the glass as you approach…” (Wallace 64). By using satire loaded words such as “hobbled”, “huddle” and “scrabble frantically”, Wallace is able to connect with his audience because they are able to relate to lobster’s fear and feel how they feel as they scramble around the tank in
In The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood dissects words and/or phrases through the voice of the main character, Offred. Women are not allowed to read or write in Gilead, and Atwood uses this to prove just how valuable language is. Having the book narrated by a woman who grew up with freedom of speech and then having that right taken away from her, allows for the feelings of restriction. Offred would know that she was being discriminated against being a woman. Whereas, if Offred had grown up in the