Visual Literacy 1

Reflection: In my English 270 class we read and watched 'The Handmaids Tale' by Margaret Atwood. Reading and watching this book was a life-changing experience for me. It was so sad and it brought awareness to sex trafficking, rape, arranged marriages, and how women were treated a couple decades ago. While watching the movie I couldn't help but feel emotional during the opening scene when the main character Kate lost her daughter in a snowstorm trying to escape their fate of being caught and turned into handmaids, which ended up happening to Kate in the end. Kate had to go almost 5 years without knowing where or if her daughter was alive. The movie was a great representation of the book and it followed it to the T. Watching the movie gave me some clarity from the book and it filled in loopholes that I missed from the book. It also gave me a clear picture in my head of what the characters and setting looked like. Dr. Beth's method of reading then watching is a great method that I will try to follow when/if I become a teacher.