Woman and man in the imaginary of The handmaid’s tale
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https://doi.org/10.48075/rt.v14i1.24177Keywords:
The handmaid’s tale, Durand/ Imaginary, Mythocritcs.Abstract
The handmaid’s tale series presents the woman's condition in a future in which she appears completely subdued; where the issue of gender is clearly shared with the audience. This one study seeks to analyze the representations of women and men in this fictional work, guided by the characters June/Offred and Commander Fred Waterford. The methodology undertaken here is based on the mythocritics proposed by Gilbert Durand and in perspectives from his general theory of the imaginary. For example, the mapping of mythical elements present in the narratives that show the Apollonian and Dionysian myths guiding the imaginary of the series, in the next moment, dwells on the mythical lesson of the last myth concerning the representation of excess on character construction.Downloads
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