Essays on The Handmaid'S Tale

In the current social climate, women are powerhouses. Previously, there has always been a stigma against women. They have long been seen as lesser than men, their only use being bearing children and cooking and housework. Now, even though we aren’t fully there yet, the…

Rebellion against authority is frequent throughout history, in the Old Testament, the Lord tells Joshua that “anyone who rebels against your command and does not obey your works in all that you command him, shall be put to death; only be strong and courageous”. The…

‘The control of women and babies has been a feature of every repressive regime on the planet.’ This statement by Margaret Atwood in her new introduction to the 2017 version of A Handmaid’s Tale rings true through two key themes, women’s bodies and reproduction, within…

Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel, The Handmaid’s Tale was originally published in 1985. It is about many relevant topics including, human rights, fertility, fundamentalism, misogyny, gender inequality, and above all, power. The book is set at an unspecified future time period also known as the Gilead…