The Handmaid's Tale: Offred

The Handmaid's Tale, a novel about a typical ordinary woman named Offred. In this society woman don’t have basic rights like the choice to choose and being allowed to read. Her name doesn't sound like any typical name because she has become property and named after the commander who in this society owns her. Offred's occupation, handmaiden serves as a vessel to carry children of the rich and wealthy. Infertile and unimportant woman are sent to the colonies and suffer a short life in hard labor. The Eyes serve as the police and send anyone viewed as a criminal off to execution. Crimes like adultery and homosexuality are sent to execution in the public eye.
This quote in the book stuck out to me “It was after the catastrophe, when they shot the president and machine-gunned the Congress and blamed it on the Islamic fanatics, at the time” because with the struggle we have with ISIS this problem can soon turn into reality. I laughed at how this book was written before the war against terrorism, but …show more content…
In my opinion, I would rather live with these risks, then live without my freedom to control my future and how I want to live my life. These ideas make me question if this could this ever happen in our society? Atwood's brings up abortion, birth control, shaming, and women's rights and how they are all controlled by men. America is now facing and making decisions on these topics. If we let men run and take over the government these choices will disappear and be taken away from woman and our society will transition to a society similar to Giliead. The people in charge say that women are better protected in Gilead, that they are treated well and kept safe from the horrors of the past. The official penalty for rape is public execution, yet, while Gilead says they eliminated these dangers for women we see at Jezebel's, the elite have access to