The Handmaid's Tale By Margaret Atwood

HaidMaids Tale
The novel, The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood focuses on the choices made by the society of Gilead in which the preservation and imprisionmeny of mankind is more highly regarded than freedom or happiness. I think that Ms. Atwood believes that the possibility of our society becoming as that of Gilead is very evident in the choices that we make today and from what has occurred in the past. Our actions will inevitably catch up to us when we are most vulnerable.In The Handmaid's Tale ,A new society is created by a group of people who strengthen and maintain their power by any means necessary including torture and death. A Handmaid's Tale, can be compared to the morning after a bad fight within an abusive relationship. Being
There is no specific law against it, however with the Islamic government making it manditory for all women to wear complete body coverings, sports and other activities are nearly impossible. Women in Gilead belong to the men. Whether it was Offred, Ofglen, or Ofwarren, they were possessive items. In many Arabic countries, women belong to their husband. Men, in turn, may have many women, which belong to them. They must obey their husbands, or the husband legally has to right to do what he want to his wife. The Handmaids in Gilead had one purpose: to have babies. However, two-thirds of the babies were killed because of imperfections. This is very similar to South Asian countries. Many babies are killed every day either because of imperfections or because they are just not wanted. In India, female babies have to be killed, reportedly 16 million every year "It feels as if you've been turned inside out. You've just given birth and finally you feel emptied. You're exhausted. Your breasts are painfully full of milk. And then you look at your baby. And you see that she's a little girl. And you know that you have to kill her." Replace 'little girl' with unbaby, and it could be an exact account from a Handmaid in Gilead, at the loss of her baby. However, it's a quote from a woman in India in 1996.The women In the Handmaids Tale were distinguished by the color of robes they wore, which reached to the ground, revealing nothing. This was another way of keeping them safe, so men would not be tempted. The handmaids wore red, the Marthas green, the wives blue, daughters white, the unwomen wore grey, and "the striped dresses, red and blue and green and cheap and skimpy, mark the women of the poorer men."(p. 23) the econowives. "Sometimes there is a woman all in black, a widow. There used to be more of them, but they seem to be diminishing."(p. 23) The Sons of Jacob did not want any fertile women to go to waste. The handmaids and Marthas were then given