Compare and contrast the presentation of the past in The Handmaid's Tale and 1984

... Compare and contrast the presentation of the past in The Handmaid's Tale and 1984 Timed essay - 1 1/2 hours, 15 minutes planning and proof reading time. **DO NOT MARK** Winston and Offred - both affected by the past, traumatic, upsetting. - both slip into the past often when things remind them of it, SOC. Their memories however are different. Winston - cannot remember past vividly before Oceania remembers through dreams involving his sister and mother wants to remember the past badly ironically works to destroy it. Offred - can remember the past (inc smells, images, noises) regrets what she took for granted, can remember a time when she was free Material objects connected to the past - paperweight and magazines Paperweight - Winston buys from Prole area, desperate for a connection. Smashed when he is arrested - foreshadowing of the future. Magazines - reminder of women having control, image of beautiful woman in make up, taking for granted the

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