The Role Of Feminism In The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid’s Tale written by Margaret Atwood is about the feminist movement and how it would be if women were not equal to men. The book begins to describe where the women live. It takes place in the Republic of Gilead. Each women was assigned to a specific job and had no choice what to wear the color the commander said to wear. The narrator of this story's name is Offred. Offred is known as one of the Handmaid’s in this book. She is forced to wear a long red habit. Due to the low reproduction rates her job is to produce children for the elite couples that have trouble conceiving. Offred is the handmaid’s for the elite couple named the Commander and his wife Serena Joy. Serena Joy is a former gospel singing. In these camps they give
their workers different names that begin with “Of”. All women and Offred’s have their freedom restricted and have to follow a daily schedule. The time she can leave in when she goes on shopping trips, but her every move outside of the campus is watched by the police force known as the “Eyes”. The Eyes is to watch the girls public moves at all time. The women only get 2 daily walks in the former football field which is surrounded by a chain linked fenced that contains barbed wire. In chapter 2, Offred strives to want to be friends with a Martha. These ladies are the cooks and general servants for the Commander. In the story, the handmaid’s are not allowed to be friends with the Marthas. Offred goes for her daily walk and sees Serena Joy in the garden. The garden is known as the Commander’s wives territory. She begins to tell Offred that the Commander is her husband and will permanently, forever be her husband. The wives of the Commanders knit scarves for the Angels (Guards). After she runs into the wive in the garden she continues walking and runs into Nick, a guardian of faith. They make eye contact and she quickly turns away because it is considered flirting. She begins to think about how sex-starved the men must be because masterbation is a sin and they can not marry until they are an Angel.
their workers different names that begin with “Of”. All women and Offred’s have their freedom restricted and have to follow a daily schedule. The time she can leave in when she goes on shopping trips, but her every move outside of the campus is watched by the police force known as the “Eyes”. The Eyes is to watch the girls public moves at all time. The women only get 2 daily walks in the former football field which is surrounded by a chain linked fenced that contains barbed wire. In chapter 2, Offred strives to want to be friends with a Martha. These ladies are the cooks and general servants for the Commander. In the story, the handmaid’s are not allowed to be friends with the Marthas. Offred goes for her daily walk and sees Serena Joy in the garden. The garden is known as the Commander’s wives territory. She begins to tell Offred that the Commander is her husband and will permanently, forever be her husband. The wives of the Commanders knit scarves for the Angels (Guards). After she runs into the wive in the garden she continues walking and runs into Nick, a guardian of faith. They make eye contact and she quickly turns away because it is considered flirting. She begins to think about how sex-starved the men must be because masterbation is a sin and they can not marry until they are an Angel.