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Does “Never Let Me Go” create a more effective sense of threat than “The Handmaid’s Tale”?
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Selected thesis
Kazuo Ishiguro creates a more effective sense of threat in "Never Let Me Go" than Margaret Atwood does in "The Handmaid's Tale."
Pros
Cons
Pro claim 1
Hailsham is used more effectively than Gilead to create a sense of threat.
Pro claim 2
Ishiguro's language devices create a greater sense of threat than Atwood's.
Con claim 1
The narrative voice of "The Handmaid's Tale" creates a stronger sense of threat than "Never Let Me Go."
Con claim 2
"The Handmaid's Tale" has more sympathetic characters than "Never Let Me Go." This moves the reader to share the characters' sense of threat.