Wednesday, August 24, 2011
A Little About Me
My name is Amber Brewer and I am from Birmingham, AL. I am a junior majoring in Psychology with a minor in Spanish. I want to practice Civil Law when I graduate. Ever since I was a child, I have been interested in Science Fiction movies and television shows. As "nerdy" as it sounds, I always wished that I had super powers or that something in my life would change and I would be transported into some crazy alternate universe. This is what drew me to movies like Star Wars and X-Men. Even now I continue to enjoy television shows such as Dollhouse, Misfits, and Heroes. I have also grown to appreciate novels like Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale and George Orwell's 1984. My goal for this class is to be able to analyze these works and gain knowledge and further appreciation for Science Fiction.
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Amber, what super powers did you wish for, in particular?
ReplyDeleteI was told in 1996, when I arrived at the University of Alabama as an M.F.A. student, that Margaret Atwood wrote part of The Handmaid's Tale in Tuscaloosa, while she was a visiting writer in the English department. I'm not sure the timing works out that, however, as Atwood was in Tuscaloosa in 1985, the same year the first edition of the novel was published in Canada; the first U.S. edition was a year later. At best, she might have been editing the page proofs that spring, if the novel came out that fall.
I suspect that the many people who have told me, through the years, that Atwood wrote the novel in Alabama are people who find that fitting, who see all the "Choose Life" license plates and think of Gilead.
Well, in regards to the super power, it depends on the situation. If there are people in the world who also have powers, then I would want the ability to absorb theirs. However, if I am the only person with super powers, then I would want the ability to create and manipulate fire. What about you? In regards to Margaret Atwood, I have also heard that she wrote a portion of the novel here as well. I also enjoyed your "Choose Life" remark above.
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