Wing Young Huie - April 12, 2014 - http://photos.wingyounghuie.com/p988258601/e14f28fd8
At first, all we see is two stuffed rabbit creatures lying on the floor sorrounded by filth, rubbish and discarded things. Probably an image from an old torn down house or something. They are also sorrounded by a hard brick wall.
Upon closer, metaphorical, connotative examination. We notice that these are two soft, loveable creatures lying together in a rough environment. In a world where they are surrounded by things hard and sharp, that could easily tear the soft and permeable exterior of our creatures. At least they have each other. We also notice that the world around them is rather grey, and they are a bright-ish white, a true sign of individuality. Upon further metaphorical examination, we learn that both these cast out creatures have been much-loved in the past, and received constant love and attention. Now, however, in this new world, they are lonely and afraid.
(Othering: The concept of being different from the rest) - B
Othering in the Wing Young Huie photo is shown through colour, and visual texture. While in the Handmaids Tale it is shown through ideological differences.
BRILLIANT POST AND GREAT LANGUAGE!
ReplyDeleteI think this post accurately examines the photo that Wing Young Huie has photographed. The innocent, fragile and clean-ish rabbits are "othered" by surrounding them with the hard world of danger, hurt, and dirtiness. They are truly made individual by this.
In Atwood's book, I think the ideological differences that you believe are in her include how Offred believes the whole society is wrong while true believers are sticking to it.
Cool image- I didn't see it when I looked through Wing Young Huie's photographs, so I'm glad you picked it. It is a really neat pick when looking for othering in his work.
ReplyDeleteI do wish you had treated both texts equally and cited specific examples of the ideological differences that serve to other the characters in THT.