Is the Handmaid’s Tale the feminine version of 1984?  

作　　者：李茸 

机构地区：[1]西安外国语大学英文学院

出　　处：《校园英语》2018年第21期250-250,共1页English On Campus

摘　　要：1984 written by George Orwell,a famous British writer of 20th century,and The Handmaid's Tale written by a Canadian female author,Margaret Atwood,are both two representative works as dystopian literature.However,it is inappropriate to make The Handmaid’s Tale the feminine version of 1984 directly.But the common significance,alarming totalitarianism,reminds us to examine the political environment today soberly,lest the tragedy would come to the stage.1984 written by George Orwell, a famous British writer of 20 th century, and The Handmaid’s Tale written by a Canadian female author, Margaret Atwood, are both two representative works as dystopian literature. However, it is inappropriate to make The Handmaid’s Tale the feminine version of 1984 directly. But the common significance, alarming totalitarianism, reminds us to examine the political environment today soberly, lest the tragedy would come to the stage.

关 键 词：The Handmaind’s TALE 1984 TOTALITARIANISM 

分 类 号：TP303[自动化与计算机技术—计算机系统结构]