What Is The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale was a tale about women who live in the republic of Gilead, which replaced the United States. Which at that point was dangerously underpopulated and had low reproducing rates. The handmaids were assigned to bear and hold children for elite couples who cannot. They were given a certain amount of “trails” and an age limit permitting them to conceive a baby. In Gilead woman’s freedom is very restricted, you can never have your door completely shut, you can only go out on shopping trips, and he eyes watch your every public move. The concept of the society in Gilead was to reproduce and as they saw that it wasn’t happening they decided to restrict and be assertive to make sure that it happened. The way they would utilize woman
No one was in love, no one had a good time, it was awkward, and everyone couldn’t wait for it to be over. The wife would lay at the head of the bed while the handmaid would crawl and lay her head on the pelvis of the wife while the commander would have his way. Instead of being heroes and saviors the woman are seen as disgraceful, shameful, and dishonorable for their position. They are put and dressed in a red uniform because it is a ‘sign of their sinful condition’. A sin that is not something they do purposely but a sin that is forced upon them. The author of The Handmaid's Tale is showing how in the past, now, and even then, in the future rape is still seen as something that the woman brings upon
The “consensual” rape was ended. Things like suicidal thoughts were brought to mind by the things these women had to live with. Being taught that their feminine parts were the only thing useful of them because that is all men can get from them. Whether it was pleasure or a child, they tried to use their status as a way with getting away with sexually mistreating woman and not having any remorse for it. Rape is sexual activity carried either forcibly and or without consent. In The Handmaid's Tale the woman were put into that situation, they didn’t give consent they were put there and told not to speak out about