The reach of the US government is far and wide and the government has a hand in everything. Whether it is taxes, regulation, distribution, even controlling women's bodies. Margaret Atwood in A Handmaid’s Tale, describes a dystopian future with a controlling government that trumps even the most ruthless dictators. Through this story, the author is showing, that if the government’s control is allowed to grow both the government and the governed everyone is unhappy with the results. Control can be beneficial, but too much can create a society where no one is truly free.
Society while getting all the benefits of control, they can also feel the effects of an overreaching government. Offred remembers her old life; afterwards she comes to this conclusion: “Is …show more content…
If one is neutral, then they are choosing the side of the aggressor. This is usually the case with controversial laws like abortion and gay rights. If one were to do a survey asking random people about their opinions on these topics, there will be quite a few people that say they do not care or are neutral. This is what anti-abortionists and homophobes want: people to be passive. Those neutralists will most likely not vote on these topics or go to rallies. It is one less vote for the other side. If the government sees that the society does not revolt to their controlling nature, they will take all they can get. This passiveness is how Gilead came to be. Gilead’s entire system relies on the fact that people will just go along with what the government says, which is how they were able to gain complete control. CONTEXT “There is more than one kind of freedom, said Aunt Lydia. Freedom to and freedom from. In the days of anarchy, it was freedom to. Now you have freedom from. Don’t underrated” (APA STYLE HERE). The repetition of the word freedom in the quote is Aunt Lydia convincing Offred and the girls that
Society while getting all the benefits of control, they can also feel the effects of an overreaching government. Offred remembers her old life; afterwards she comes to this conclusion: “Is …show more content…
If one is neutral, then they are choosing the side of the aggressor. This is usually the case with controversial laws like abortion and gay rights. If one were to do a survey asking random people about their opinions on these topics, there will be quite a few people that say they do not care or are neutral. This is what anti-abortionists and homophobes want: people to be passive. Those neutralists will most likely not vote on these topics or go to rallies. It is one less vote for the other side. If the government sees that the society does not revolt to their controlling nature, they will take all they can get. This passiveness is how Gilead came to be. Gilead’s entire system relies on the fact that people will just go along with what the government says, which is how they were able to gain complete control. CONTEXT “There is more than one kind of freedom, said Aunt Lydia. Freedom to and freedom from. In the days of anarchy, it was freedom to. Now you have freedom from. Don’t underrated” (APA STYLE HERE). The repetition of the word freedom in the quote is Aunt Lydia convincing Offred and the girls that