In The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood opened my eyes to how society could be someday, if we continue down some paths we are going. One of the main issues Atwood shows in this book was fertility and how important it is to the town of Gilead. Men have most of the power in this world and women are doing all the “typical” women roles. Women are not valued for the right reasons in Gilead, I think they are being used for their ability to reproduce. In the town of Gilead, fertility is big issue. Fertility is what the world is focused on in this story and fertile women are only wanted for their bodies and their womb. An example of this in the book was when one of the handmaids was giving birth, “The two Wives in blue help the third Wife, the Wife
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They are considered an “Unwoman.” I think this is alarming. That’s like a saying a dairy cow isn’t really a cow anymore because it can no longer produce milk. Being fertile or infertile has nothing to do with being a man or a woman. That doesn't define what is classified as male or female. An example of when they talk about an “Unwoman” is when Serena Joy is talking with Offred about having sex with Nick. “‘Your time’s running out,”’ she says. Not a question, a matter of fact.” If they have a child their reward is they never become an “ Unwoman.” I think the Atwood is trying to show us what life could be like if we continue in the direction we are going with the roles of males and females. I think she is making a point about our current society’s gender roles. I feel Atwood takes it to the extreme with the “Unwomen,” but it can be related to our society today, because women are stereotyped as only belonging in the domestic life of cooking, cleaning, and taking care of the children, when this is not the role of women, men can perform these tasks as well. Women can be and are in the working world. It relates to the society of Gilead because that’s basically what the women are doing. There are Marthas, that do the cooking and cleaning. The Handmaids have children and the Wives take care of the children. All of these women are doing the domestic house work. I think Atwood is showing us the extremes of our gender roles
They are considered an “Unwoman.” I think this is alarming. That’s like a saying a dairy cow isn’t really a cow anymore because it can no longer produce milk. Being fertile or infertile has nothing to do with being a man or a woman. That doesn't define what is classified as male or female. An example of when they talk about an “Unwoman” is when Serena Joy is talking with Offred about having sex with Nick. “‘Your time’s running out,”’ she says. Not a question, a matter of fact.” If they have a child their reward is they never become an “ Unwoman.” I think the Atwood is trying to show us what life could be like if we continue in the direction we are going with the roles of males and females. I think she is making a point about our current society’s gender roles. I feel Atwood takes it to the extreme with the “Unwomen,” but it can be related to our society today, because women are stereotyped as only belonging in the domestic life of cooking, cleaning, and taking care of the children, when this is not the role of women, men can perform these tasks as well. Women can be and are in the working world. It relates to the society of Gilead because that’s basically what the women are doing. There are Marthas, that do the cooking and cleaning. The Handmaids have children and the Wives take care of the children. All of these women are doing the domestic house work. I think Atwood is showing us the extremes of our gender roles