reading‚ Offred encounters her old friend‚ Moira‚ who is now working as a prostitute at a secret club. In the times before biblical religion was the only form of governance‚ Moira was described as a fiery and rebellious woman‚ who was always there for Offred. While in the center‚ she teaches Offred how to care for the other women and keep her wits about her during this horrific transition period. However‚ the next and final time Offred sees her friend‚ Moira appears to have been tamed by the system
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Ethical Options 2 Moira is a college graduate that has been an administrator assistant for four months. Her fellow employees are stealing from the company‚ coming/ going as they please and in some instances they are intoxicated during work. She has come forward to her department supervisor about the situation and he has done nothing. She is in a very uncomfortable situation and is ready to give up and join the rest of the unfaithful employees. When dealing with morality options‚ you always
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still college students‚ she seems to never believe in her fate and keeps attempting to avoid it. Her name is Moira‚ my closest friend - who knows how to narrate humors‚ who has never submitted to fate; who knows me well and taught me the meaning of friendship. Every individual has a place to fill in the world‚ and is important‚ in some respect‚ whether she or he chooses to be so or not. Moira finds her place as a prostitute‚ although she is not satisfied with it. She was the intelligent one; the
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that shows clear resistance against the government is Moira. Moira is Offred’s closest friend and they were college mates before Gilead. Her fierce and resistant nature makes the Handmaids‚ as well as the reader‚ remember her. Moira comes up with plans to escape the Red Center. On her first try‚ she pretends to be sick because she knows they will send an ambulance to get her. Then‚ from the hospital she can escape on her own. (Atwood 111) Moira comes up with this plan as she does not want to be in
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trip so that she can show off her big belly to other handmaids. She became the center of jealousy instantly. But those who refuse to do as they are told and be a birth machine‚ as Moira‚ best friend of Offred‚ who is independent and rebellious‚ did not give trying until she successfully escaped the Red Center. Moira and Offred are the ones that remembers the past and have a clear mind about what they have lost since Gilead took control. They do not forget their real name‚ for they believe one day
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in. Specifically for Offred‚ with written language banned‚ her discovery of a phrase etched into her wardrobe provides a piece of the past for her to hold on to‚ giving her strength to carry on. But despite these undertones of hope‚ the character Moira‚ who is initially presented as a catalyst for hope‚ is eventually forced into submission. This reflects that even though the message of the novel is the importance of hope in individual survival‚ ultimately hope does not prevail. The nature of
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She is Offred’s best friend in the book and also a stark lesbian who believes in female resourcefulness and independence. Moira is only ever mentioned through Offred’s flashbacks where she mentions the numerous times Moira tried to escape as‚ since she was a lesbian‚ she rejected male-female sexual interaction which is the only kind Gilead values. Moira essentially held the notion that living solely with women would solve many of the problems women were currently facing. What interesting
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likely be tested during this time. Let’s look at the following scenario: Moira was hired by your company as the new records clerk last fall‚ and you were assigned the responsibility for her orientation and for mentoring her. She is a quick learner and she is efficient and organized. She is also neat and well-groomed but she has an outrageous punk hairstyle and an eyebrow ring. A receptionist position will be opening up and Moira has asked your advice about applying for the position. What will you
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Question: Analyse how Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale imaginatively portrays individuals who challenge the established values of their time. Texts are not created in isolation. They are reflective of the values‚ attitudes and beliefs present in their compositional milieu. Margaret Atwood’s critically acclaimed novel The Handmaid’s Tale (1986) narrates the story of Offred‚ a woman who is forced to become a Handmaid and bear children for elite couples that have problems conceiving. The character
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