Handmaid's Tale Analysis

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Handmaid’s Tale. Atwood seems to be focusing on the oppression of women, throughout the 60s a feminist trend occurred within the United States and many movements began such as the Women’s’ Liberation Movement, the Nation Organization for Women (NOW) and the National Women’s Political Caucus. All of these events created a feminist atmosphere around the time of the Handmaid’s tale Publishing. The actually possibility of this ever occurring is very low. There are many amendments and laws protecting women’s rights and also in the contemporary society many would find it immoral which would lead to rebellions and militant actions. There is virtually no danger for women in modern America. No ground has been lost there is a lot less discrimination …show more content…

Although they have more freedom then others women are still not allowed to read, they cannot work, or hold any kind of leadership position. In chapter 2 their illiteracy is shown since they are given pictures for food and the markets have no names but drawings, also the bodies that are hung on the wall have drawings which portray the deceased’s crimes. They are not given names but rather titles, such as “commanders wife” and “aunts”. Women in our society very free, they have the right to go to school and learn, they can be unique and wear what they would like, and share every freedom that men have. One of the Aunts explained that in the days of Anarchy Women were given freedom to do many things but are now being given the freedom from certain things. This comment is very deceptive as it is making these women feel as if a burden is being lifted from their shoulders when in reality many of their rights and freedoms are being stripped from them. It seems to be more of a propaganda tool due to the severe punishments that could be faced if one were to go against those freedoms. They are not actually freedoms but rather

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