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The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, can be classified as a dystopic novel. The Republic of Gilead in the Handmaid’s Tale is characteristic of a dystopia in that at least one person in the society is not satisfied. Atwood has created this nation by dividing what she might consider the disturbing aspects if two opposed groups of our society as a theory as to what would happen if these clique’s principles were taken to an extreme. Specific parts of this novel have led some critics to label The Handmaid’s Tale as anti-feminist. ... For instance, at the beginning of The Handmaids Tale, Offred dreams of things she is sometimes allowed to do, such as help to bake bread. ... I hunger to commit the act of touch " (Atwood 11). Offred wishes to experience touch, but why does Atwood have to display this need in such a domestic way? ... The Wives decided that the handmaids were not to have lotion of any kind because they didnt want the handmaids to be prettier than they already were. ... Such things are considered vanities” (Atwood 96). ... "Hes like a man toying with a steak, behind a restaurant window, pretending not to see the eyes watching him from hungry darkness…" (Atwood 88). Atwood has the man of the house in charge of the entertainment for the evening. ...
The most obvious example that leads critics to believe that The Handmaids Tale is not a pro-
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feminist book is close to the end when the Commander takes Offred to the club, dressed in make up and feathers.
Approximate Word count = 1133
Approximate Pages = 4.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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