The Handmaid's Tale

In Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, the reader is introduced into a futuristic, dystopian society that is built on the remnants of the United States, called Gilead. Throughout the novel, Atwood uses satire to mock and warn the United States of the danger in the strongly held political opinions in the 1980’s, when the book was written. Atwood extrapolates the ideas to their extremes, showing the danger of their acceptance. The absurdity and outrageousness of her exaggerations give the novel…

In any lie, there is an element of truth. This rings true in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. Her writing portrays a futuristic world that seems complete fiction at first, but when further examined shows a much more plausible world. Atwood utilizes the events of the past such as feminism, censorship, slavery, religion, and many other events to create the fictional world of Gilead that could easily become real life if allowed. On a first read, the story is entirely fictional. How could…

The Handmaid’s Tale and Modern Day Society The author of “The Wedding and Disaster of Felona Mabel” wrote, “I live in a man’s world, but every man is born of us, every man draws life from our womb. Some of them may regard us as less than starving cattle, but they would be no more than semen on the ground if we were so insignificant.” We live in a society that have always viewed females as being inferior to their male counterparts. According to the four elements theory, women are…

Last Duchess and The Handmaid’s Tale, all represent a sense of power in their corresponding texts through the use of a variety of language techniques embedded in their writing. The poems My Parents Kept Me from Children Who Were Rough, and My Last Duchess both explore the notion of personal power, while the poem My Parents Kept Me from Children Who Were Rough in parallel with The Handmaid’s Tale look at authoritative power. The poem ¬¬¬My Last Duchess alongside The Handmaid’s Tale represents a…

novel The great gatsby written by F, Scotts Fitzgerald, The Handmaid’s Tale written by Margaret Atwood, Sins of the father written by Fleur Beale and The colour Purple Directed by Steven Spielberg. Through theses texts there is a successfully reflection of powerless women in different settings and the display of the idea that women are inferior to men. Women are either abused sexually or emotionally or physically. In the handmaid 's tale women are defined by their reproductive system. In the…

Introduction The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood and The Bath by Janet Frame both show the extraordinary loss of freedom humans can suffer in their lives. These talented writers have portrayed this theme through skilful use of characterisation, setting and imagery. In dystopian novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, antagonist Offred is stripped of her freedom by a theocracy. This government demand single women to be surrogates for rich, barren couples. In the short story, The Bath by Janet Frame, a…

Religion forms an essential role in the lives of many people establishing their perspective of the world. In the dystopian novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood devastation occurs once the military alliance shoots the president as well as congress members, leading to the enforcement of Christian Ideology leaving the citizens in a totalitarian state. New regulations were formed once the United States was renamed the Republic of Gilead, resulting with new laws derived from the bible which…

The life of Offred In the dystopian novel, titled “The Handmaids Tale” by Margaret Atwood, we see the time when the totalitarian society of Gilead took power over the country, how it controlled the people that lived within its borders, and the difficulties they experienced through the use of characterization. The life of Offred and other handmaids just like her are made miserable due to the rule over their bodies, and they have no easy way to escape it. The society of Gilead can be labeled as…

Imagine living in a place where everything you do is heavily criticized and self expression is not allowed. A world in which everyone and everything is closely controlled and you get punished if you go against the rules. In the novel The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, in the dystopian society of Gilead, the oppressive system forces its citizens to follow assigned roles and rules by being highly critical and manipulative. Throughout the story, Atwoods presents the characters through a series…

The Handmaid’s Tale is an effective satire in which Atwood underlines specific themes and issues present in society. Throughout the extensive reading and analyzing of the Handmaid’s Tale, the satirizing of many elements in our society becomes increasingly obvious throughout the progression of the novel. Margaret Atwood uses her literature to express her opinions towards the way society is run through the use of satire. Although most satirical works are meant to be humorous, we can clearly see…