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1984 By Offred: An Analysis

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The treatment of women and of people as a whole is absolutely disgusting. Offred represents the treatment of women and their strict set of standards/expectations. She also shows how the government controls most aspects of life through her daily life and constant flashbacks. In this novel, the Commander symbolizes governments all over the world who have a large part of control in their citizen’s lives. The Commander has total control of the people under him and how his people carry out their lives. This type of control is also shown through the novel 1984. The idea of a totalitarian government has become a trend in multiple books and makes us think about how our government controls our everyday lives. Aspects of our society today is controlled

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