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Imagined Worlds: The Handmaid's Tale
infoWhy this? Atwood’s novel provides a rich imagined world through which students can investigate point of view, characterisation, narrative structure, and the presentation of time and place. Its complex narration and distinctive language enable students to explore how power, identity, gender and resistance are represented, integrating linguistic and literary approaches.
scheduleWhy now? Students encounter the novel after developing confidence with language levels and representation in the Paris Anthology. They are therefore prepared to analyse Atwood’s lexical, grammatical and discourse choices rather than relying mainly on thematic discussion. Its sustained prose narrative also extends students’ analytical stamina before they study the more condensed and structurally varied language of poetry.