Feminism is known as the fight for women’s rights based on the equality of sexes. Feminism first started gaining attention in 1848 and since then has grown into a topic of controversy. It is impossible to read The Handmaids Tale without being aware of the issues of gender roles and feminism throughout the book. Women are considered to be victims, many of the issues that women in the book are facing are obstacles that women today are fighting against. The author brings attention to these issues in this dystopic society through a series of examples of how women are suppressed of their abilities. For years women have struggled with the idea of competing with men for equal opportunities and fair treatment. Men hold the power and do not allow females to advance in the world due to the fear of them losing power.
For years now, men have feared that women are going to take power away from them. Men are egotistic, and many of which believe that women are nothing more than household caretakers. It is a woman’s job to “perform her appointed task” (Atwood 63). In this society, men believe that a woman’s main purpose is …show more content…
Women are not supposed to show any examples of masculinity, by doing so women are allowed to only speak in verses from the bible. A woman having her own thoughts is an unrealistic idea in Gilead. The “male population considered women too delicate and not up to the challenge of a higher education” (historyengine.richmond.edu). Women are believed to be the “lesser” sex, they should subject to men; be submissive. It has been shown in history that back in the 1800’s schooling was for the male gender, and if a woman wanted to go to school, she was looked down upon. Earning an education has always been an option for males, but not females. Having too many educated females in the world is not an option for many
For years now, men have feared that women are going to take power away from them. Men are egotistic, and many of which believe that women are nothing more than household caretakers. It is a woman’s job to “perform her appointed task” (Atwood 63). In this society, men believe that a woman’s main purpose is …show more content…
Women are not supposed to show any examples of masculinity, by doing so women are allowed to only speak in verses from the bible. A woman having her own thoughts is an unrealistic idea in Gilead. The “male population considered women too delicate and not up to the challenge of a higher education” (historyengine.richmond.edu). Women are believed to be the “lesser” sex, they should subject to men; be submissive. It has been shown in history that back in the 1800’s schooling was for the male gender, and if a woman wanted to go to school, she was looked down upon. Earning an education has always been an option for males, but not females. Having too many educated females in the world is not an option for many