dystopian fiction examines the cultural construction of female identity, language and historical memory. She does this through her creation of strong yet vulnerable female characters, producing a vivid set of possibilities for the women in The Handmaid’s Tale. Women are treated as political and societal instruments; they were both necessary to create a totalitarian society, but are also just there to be materials and have no real purpose. Despite all of Gilead’s pro-women rhetoric, such subjugation
In The Handmaid’s Tale by The Republic of Gilead keeps women suppressed by separating them into designated groups: the Marthas, the Wives, the Econowives, the Handmaids, and the Unwomen, fostering disunity and diminishing the chances of a resistance movement against the society led by men. Throughout the novel, in her interactions with Serena Joy, Ofglen, and Cora, Offred subtly rebels and demonstrates the power, trust, and inexplicable bond of sisterhood that prevails despite the oppression of the
Character Analysis- Offred In analyzing the character traits in Atwood’s The Handmaids Tale, I noticed the following characteristics or traits about Offred. She operates as the main character in this futuristic tale. Some of the characteristics that are most evident include her ability to see the future and the past through flashbacks and reflections that other characters could not do. Case-in-point: the rules of Gilead versus the rules of today in American society. This paper will analyze the main
Female sexuality is a theme prevalent to many novels, particularly, ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ by Margaret Atwood, ‘Goblin Market’ by Christina Rossetti, and ‘The Clerk’s Tale’ by Geoffrey Chaucer. The restriction of this sexuality can be seen in the societal values of each era, and significantly, the role of religion in containing this. However, it is valid to say that sexuality can never be fully repressed, and this is explored in the imagery and language of the literatures. The definition of women