@article{Goze_2019, title={Offred Versus June: The Purpose of the Protagonist in The Handmaid’s Tale}, volume={6}, url={https://openjournals.bsu.edu/dlr/article/view/2771}, DOI={10.33043/DLR.6.0.119-129}, abstractNote={<p>Margaret Atwood’s <em>The Handmaid’s Tale</em> has recently made its way back into popular culture and<br>media. This is a consequence of the streaming service Hulu launching a web television series based<br>on the novel. The protagonist, Ofred, plays a crucial role in both tellings of the story, but that<br>role shifts depending on the medium. Within the novel, Ofred lacks the characteristics of a hero,<br>demonstrating complacency in her tortured position. Meanwhile, the Ofred of the Hulu series is a<br>rebel, an empowered woman who refuses oppression. These intentional portrayals of Ofred speak<br>to the inevitable distinctions between visual and written storytelling.</p>}, journal={Digital Literature Review}, author={Goze, Grace}, year={2019}, month={Jan.}, pages={119–129} }