Why should you read "The Handmaid's Tale"? - Naomi R. Mercer
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In Margaret Atwood's near-future novel, "The Handmaid's Tale," a Christian fundamentalist regime called the Republic of Gilead has staged a military coup and established a theocratic government in the United States. The regime theoretically restricts everyone, but in practice a few men have structured Gilead so they have all the power, especially over women. The Handmaid's Tale is what Atwood calls speculative fiction, meaning it theorizes about possible futures. This is a fundamental characteristic shared by both utopian and dystopian texts. The possible futures in Atwood's novels are usually negative, or dystopian, where the actions of a small group have destroyed society as we know it. Utopian and dystopian writing t...
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In Margaret Atwood's near-future novel, "The Handmaid's Tale," a Christian fundamentalist regime called the Republic of Gilead has staged a military coup and established a theocratic government in the United States. The regime theoretically restricts everyone, but in practice a few men have structured Gilead so they have all the power, especially over women. The Handmaid's Tale is what Atwood calls speculative fiction, meaning it theorizes about possible futures. This is a fundamental characteristic shared by both utopian and dystopian texts. The possible futures in Atwood's novels are usually negative, or dystopian, where the actions of a small group have destroyed society as we know it. Utopian and dystopian writing t...
