The Struggle of Women in "The Handmaid's Tale"
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 03:14:44
Category: / Literature / North American
Length: 2 pages (415 words)
Category: / Literature / North American
Length: 2 pages (415 words)
This is a futuristic novel that takes place in the northern part of the USA sometime in the beginning of the twenty-first century, in the oppressive and totalitarian Republic of Gilead. The regime demands high moral retribution and a virtuous lifestyle. The Bible is the guiding principle. As a result of the sexual freedom, free abortion and high increase of venereal diseases at the end of the twentieth century, many women, (and men also, but …
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…by being with Nick. She risks her life several times just to be with Nick. Feeling loved by Nick gives her a window of hope in her otherwise miserable life.
Instead of proclaiming her feelings out loud, she suppresses them. The result is a series of recordings, which describes her life, and the things she wishes she could change. Through these examples, it is apparent that Offred cannot resolve her problems because of outside circumstances.
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