Handmaid's Tale Research Paper
FGM: Handmaid’s Tale Essay
Type 1: The clitoris is held between the thumb and the index finger and amputated with one stroke of a sharp blade. Type 2: Then the labia minora and the labia majora are lacerated. Type 3: Finally, the remaining tissue is sewn, leaving a 2-3 mm hole where a twig can be inserted for urine and menstrual fluid. Tie the legs from hip to ankle together for 6 weeks in order to help the tissue bond. No anesthesia is to be used. Hygiene need not be taken into consideration. Side effects include bleeding, tetanus along with other infections, painful sexual intercourse, long delays during childbirth, and death. Psychological effects such as depression, anxiety and PTSD are also common in the women who undergo this procedure. …show more content…
The woman is not able to experience sexual pleasure and will not have the ability to be sexually interested in any man, making them less likely to cheat on their husbands, and therefore less likely to disgrace her family. In the Handmaid’s Tale, handmaid’s do not have their own names, but are instead named as the possession of another man. They are unable to be their own person. Offred is not her own person but is instead “Of Fred.” Cultures that practice FGM, view women as property of men, who must be sure to stay quiet, out of trouble and not dishonor the man’s name. Women are treated as “inferior partners” in life("Female Genital and Sexual Mutilation."). Women are unable to be their own person, and make their own decisions. FGM encourages the idea of women as property and lessens the value of a woman as a human being. In cultures that practice FGM, men prefer their wives to have undergone FGM because the man will be able to see that the women is still a virgin. The FGM process ensures that the woman has remained pure and untouched. Sexual Intercourse for women who have undergone FGM is not pleasurable. Studies have shown that women with FGM are twice more likely to report no sexual desire and painful sexual intercourse (Berg, Denison, “A Traditon in Transition”). This will make women much less likely to seek sexual pleasure from their husbands much less any other
Type 1: The clitoris is held between the thumb and the index finger and amputated with one stroke of a sharp blade. Type 2: Then the labia minora and the labia majora are lacerated. Type 3: Finally, the remaining tissue is sewn, leaving a 2-3 mm hole where a twig can be inserted for urine and menstrual fluid. Tie the legs from hip to ankle together for 6 weeks in order to help the tissue bond. No anesthesia is to be used. Hygiene need not be taken into consideration. Side effects include bleeding, tetanus along with other infections, painful sexual intercourse, long delays during childbirth, and death. Psychological effects such as depression, anxiety and PTSD are also common in the women who undergo this procedure. …show more content…
The woman is not able to experience sexual pleasure and will not have the ability to be sexually interested in any man, making them less likely to cheat on their husbands, and therefore less likely to disgrace her family. In the Handmaid’s Tale, handmaid’s do not have their own names, but are instead named as the possession of another man. They are unable to be their own person. Offred is not her own person but is instead “Of Fred.” Cultures that practice FGM, view women as property of men, who must be sure to stay quiet, out of trouble and not dishonor the man’s name. Women are treated as “inferior partners” in life("Female Genital and Sexual Mutilation."). Women are unable to be their own person, and make their own decisions. FGM encourages the idea of women as property and lessens the value of a woman as a human being. In cultures that practice FGM, men prefer their wives to have undergone FGM because the man will be able to see that the women is still a virgin. The FGM process ensures that the woman has remained pure and untouched. Sexual Intercourse for women who have undergone FGM is not pleasurable. Studies have shown that women with FGM are twice more likely to report no sexual desire and painful sexual intercourse (Berg, Denison, “A Traditon in Transition”). This will make women much less likely to seek sexual pleasure from their husbands much less any other