The Handmaid's Tale - realistic satire of the future

Feminism currently isn’t as big of an issue as it used to be. However, it is still presently an issue. Over many years, women have fought their way to where they are now. Feminist concerns are now small things that will improve their lives a bit more. Before, their concerns were directed more towards being a part of the society. In Atwood’s dystopian society, females lose money control, jobs and self-pride. Females are confined to their houses with no access to the outside world. Feminist’s problems are transformed back to square one. “You wait, she said. They’ve been building up to this.” (Atwood 163). After Gildean (the society that Atwood created) w

Government issues and problems were also a main topic with a futuristic satire in this novel. Presently, our government is facing a lot of different issues, however none are as severe as the problems that the government in this novel comes across. People don’t always agree with the government. There always have been and always will be conflicting beliefs and ideas. In The Handmaid’s Tale, nuclear war effects childbirth, and the government is faced with a very difficult situation. The satire with this situation is that there are nuclear war devices now and it is quite possible that something could happen. The government decided to create this society based on the reproduction of children. Certain people were assigned certain jobs. The government created a confined atmosphere so that everyone was forced to stay together and could not escape, even through suicide. “They’ve removed anything you could tie a rope to.” (Atwood 7) There was a forced dress code. Women weren’t allowed to show skin. Some cultures in today’s society share that same rule. Sex becomes a job that only Handmaid’s and Commanders are assigned to do. It isn’t for pleasure at all. People are also assigned to spy on others to see if they are following the rules. If someone were to disobey one of the rules, they were to be hung on th

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