An analysis of The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood By Matt Biscay 14 janvier 9 Mins Read. Introduction. Margaret Atwood is a Canadian writer born in , who studied literature in Toronto. In the s, she was a graduate specialist in Harvard and then came back to Estimated Reading Time: 8 mins. The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, originally published in It is set in a near-future New England, in a totalitarian state resembling a theonomy, which has overthrown the United States government. The novel focuses on the journey of the handmaid Offred/5(K). The Handmaid's Tale. Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian and theocratic state that has replaced the United States of America. Because of dangerously low reproduction rates, Handmaids are assigned to bear children for elite couples that have trouble conceiving. Offred serves the Commander and his wife, Serena Joy, a former gospel singer and advocate for “traditional values.”.Cited by: 1.
So says master writer Margaret Atwood regarding her tour de force, The Handmaid's Tale. Set in the present-day Massachusetts of the future, Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale is the chilling portrayal of a totalitarian society as told through the eyes of a Handmaid named Offred. The dedication of ''The Handmaid's Tale'' -''For Mary Webster and Perry Miller'' - holds clues to the novel's roots in our Puritan past. ''Mary Webster was an ancestor of mine who was hanged for a witch in Connecticut,'' Margaret Atwood explained. ''But she didn't die. The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopian novel written by Margaret Atwood in It depicts a totalitarian world known as Gilead, portraying the subjection of women in a patriarchal society. The near-future New England setting illustrates a bleak portrayal of the world after the United States is overthrown by a fundamentalist group.
The Handmaid's Tale is a novel of such power that the reader will be unable to forget its images and its forecast. Set in the near future, it describes life in what was once the United States and is now called the Republic of Gilead, a monotheocracy that has reacted to social unrest and a sharply declining birthrate by reverting to, and going beyond, the repressive intolerance of the original Puritans. The Handmaid’s Tale, acclaimed dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, published in The book, set in New England in the near future, posits a Christian fundamentalist theocratic regime, the Republic of Gilead, in the former United States that arose as a response to a fertility crisis. THE HANDMAIDS TALE Paperback – Ma. by ATWOOD MARGARET (Author) out of 5 stars. 49, ratings. Book 1 of 2: The Handmaid's Tale. See all formats and editions.
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