TY - JOUR AU - Goze, Grace PY - 2019/01/15 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Offred Versus June: The Purpose of the Protagonist in The Handmaid's Tale JF - Digital Literature Review JA - dlr VL - 6 IS - 0 SE - Articles DO - 10.33043/DLR.6.0.119-129 UR - https://openjournals.bsu.edu/dlr/article/view/2771 SP - 119-129 AB - <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> ER -