Margaret Atwood`s The Handmaid's Tale
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This is a futuristic novel that takes place in northern USA sometime in the
beginning of the twenty-first century, in the oppressive and totalitarian
Republic of Gilead. The regime demands high moral, retribution and a
virtuous lifestyle. The Bible is the guiding principle. As a result of the
sexu ....
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.... today's society, females
are trying to combat their tribulations through lawsuits and protest
rallies. Literature often deals with people being unable to articulate
their problems. Often, unforeseen circumstances force people to conceal
their true emotions. In "The Handmaid's Tale" the main female characters
find ways to escape their situations rather than deal with them.
Offred from The Handmaid's Tale uses different tactics to cope with her
situation. She is trapped within a distopian soci ....
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Page count: 2 (approximately 250 words per page)
