Handmaid's Tale Analysis

Offred lives a sad life in a very sad perverted society. In this reading women are subjected to sexual abuse, and give in to the oppression not only of men, but women of higher power as well. I think this story does correlate a lot with the history of not only the United States, but the world itself. While reading this book I had another reading in my social justice class about the Comfort Women in Japan. These two topics correlate eminently because of the sexual abuse each endured. The Japanese soldiers would prostitute their women because of the stress of war. In the “Handmaid’s Tale” women were not sexually abused because of loneliness, however, they were used to carry children of those in the upper class who could not bear children due to the chemical atmosphere. These two things go together because of the oppression these women faced, and the weakness and lack of strength under the power of men and those …show more content…
It has defied the power men have over us, as well as giving us all of the equal opportunities men have. Many women still face oppression through the pay inequality, rape, sexual harassment, and the idea dominance men still have over women. I would like to say I am a feminist, however, women in my generation have taken the term feminism and turned it into something very radical. I was inspired it Atwoods book by how the women came together and started “Mayday.” I think true feminism is about fighting for equality. No woman should experience the type of oppression experienced in this book, however, the devastating part is that many women do endure acts committed in this book. “We lived, as usual, by ignoring. Ignoring isn’t the same as ignorance, you have to work at it.” (Margaret Atwood pg 56) In today’s society many people have taken a stance against sexual abuse, for example, the U.S. Olympic Gymnastic team. Despite this, some women are ignorant to the fact that they will never encounter such