Category: The Handmaid’s Tale

Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale: Power Dynamics and Demoralization Introduction: In political terms, power is the ‘ability to control the behavior of people and/or influence the outcome of events.’ according to study.com. Typically, power is asserted to those of a higher rank on the hierarchy. In Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, there was a two-level…

Sexism, Feminism, and Symbolism in The Handmaid’s Tale: A Comparative Analysis Sexism and Stereotypes in Oryx and Crake No matter which way a person may look, films and other sorts of media will find a way to be sexist towards women. Sure, there may be upcoming films with a female lead, but there will always…

Religious Symbolism and Structural Parallels in The Handmaid’s Tale and Romero Religious Themes and Symbolism in Romero and The Handmaid’s Tale It is interesting to compare and contrast the films Romero and The Handmaid’s Tale through the structure of religion. The two films draw a comparison and similarities between elements that are significant to what…

Societal Reflections in “The Handmaid’s Tale”: Unveiling Parallels Abstract: The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood, is a novel that brings up questions about women’s rights, freedom, and oppression. Atwood gives you a look into a society run by men in a place called Gilead. This novel helps shed some light on how Gilead and our…

Analyzing Women’s Plight in The Handmaid’s Tale: Dehumanization and Oppression Women’s Role in Enforcing Patriarchal Control: There is always a possibility that in a male-dominated society, women are the ones who impose and control the rules set out by them over women. In her novel The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood portrays a dystopian society of…