Wednesday, April 18, 2012


First off I would like to apologize for the use of nudity. However, I felt that it was appropriate for my subject and the themes in the novel. This photograph was taken by the highly controversial photographer, Sally Mann. The way the young girl is positioned in front of the extremely large man along with the discomforting expression on her face artistically expresses the disgusting nature of child pornography.  I’m not sure if the photographer intends to promote or condemn it with this photograph.  Regardless, this artistic photograph relates to my theme of the corruption of society, specifically by the internet.  The fact that pictures or videos such as this can even be taken and shared on the internet is disgusting.  While it is illegal, the internet cannot be completely bound, and these types of images and videos can be found if one looks hard enough.  Atwood’s novel portrays a world in which these kinds of things are readily available on the internet.  I believe that the corruption of the internet in the novel is one of Atwood’s many ways of portraying the moral decay that the future holds.  This photograph is a vulgar yet appropriate representation of this. 

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