In Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” the dystopian world is the concept of using women to conceived, without the revival of intimacy. Offred, the narrator, tells the readers about the conditions she experiences in Gilead, the theocratic and totalitarian world which has replaced America. Everything about the novel is a direct assault to the feminine … Read more
Offred lived a normal, American life when all of the sudden, her family was taken from her so she could go have somebody else’s baby. The Handmaid’s Tale is about a woman’s tale of her life, her story, and her struggles in a new society and how she got there. This story by Margaret Atwood … Read more
(Ayatollah Khomeini turned Iran into an Islamic Republic. ) Not only were alarming events like these happening in Middle Eastern countries like Iran, they were happening in our own backyard. Neuman goes on to say: By 1984, in the United States, the gains women had achieved during the previous decade had come under attack from … Read more
Introduction The issue that has been persistent for as long as one can remember is Misogyny in the society. The belief that women are inferior to men has been contaminating the human mind. The issue can be commonly seen in the society in form of domestic abuse, violence, objectification in name of advertisements, and especially … Read more
Yes, I agree with this statement. Although the theocratic totalitarian regime operating in Gilead was instigated and is controlled by men, the male protagonists in the novel are seen as caring and sympathetic. Although one or two women have become quite close through their ordeal, despite the fact they’ve had no other choice (“We’re used … Read more
The Handmaids Tale focuses itself on some past history of societies that once were and to some extent may be reality of today. The main characters face certain uncertainty unless they follow the rules of the society and accept their position within the society. One must contemplate whether there may be any risk, large or … Read more
There are two kinds of freedom: freedom to, and freedom from. Historically, women in the United States have fought philosophical battles in and out of the home to achieve “freedom to” and have been successful. But what if society suddenly took away these freedoms? What if American women were suddenly returned to their cloistered state … Read more
Within freedom should come security. Within security should come freedom. But in Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood, it seems as though there is no in between. Atwood searches throughout the novel for a medium between the two, but in my eyes fails to give justice to a womans body image. Today’s society has created a … Read more
Atwood uses word play in this dystopian novel to reinforce themes and ideas and to create the implication of and foreshadow ideas without direct allusion to them. Atwoods character Offred also uses word play to both remember her past and as a conscious resistance to her present. The novel is set in the Republic of … Read more