The Handmaid's Tale Theme

The Theme of Handmaid’s Tale
Living a life without meaning is much akin to an ocean containing no water, all humans pursue their own particular meaning, and moments come when meaning can be brought closer in reach. The winds of time flow without a halt, opportunities to gain a better life scarcely leak out and sometimes one is left stranded in the dark. Time is a component quantity which plays a role in the sequence of events, and plays a significant role in providing opportunities for individuals. On one’s journey to create an ideal life based on their dreams, patience to seek the excellent moment for action results in beneficial outcomes. In “The Handmaid's Tale” the protagonist, Offred is met with bleak circumstances, a revolution in the …show more content…
Before the government was overthrown, citizens attempted to escape north to Canada to avoid facing the society that would later be built, one where rules and regulation would condemn opinions and opposition, a society which is difficult to label as a “human” society. Offred with her husband and child quickly decided to escape to Canada, in an attempt to leave the society that was transpiring. They felt as if they had no choice but to escape, and they had to take swift drastic measures to avoid living in Gilead. Eventually, however they were caught by the "eye" and Offred was separated from her husband and child, then transferred to the class of handmaids in the Gileadean society. Offred seized the opportunity of escaping, yet it did not favor her desires. Offred had a minimal amount of time to escape to Canada with her family, if which had succeeded would have produced a more prosperous and meaningful life. The chance Offred seized to gain a more meaningful life resulted in a negative consequence that significantly influenced the rest of her life. In the Gileadean society, the Handmaids are required to walk out in pairs. Offred had a partner named Ofglen, who at first, she mistook as a “true believer”, but later realized after having small conversations with her was part of “mayday” the rebel group. Offred’s small conversations with her, provided with much needed relief and even joy, she took the opportunity of talking to her even in the danger of the “eye” possibly watching over. Ofglen, however died sacrificing her life to save the rebel group. The talks with Ofglen may have provided her something to ponder and escape the oppression she was facing, maybe even gave her some courage to oppose Gilead, but it resulted in grief towards the