A Comparison Of "The Handmaid's Tale" And "Anthem"
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The two novels, The Handmaid's Tale and Anthem, are both haunting, first
person tales of personal hardship in a closed and controlled society. In this
essay I will point out many important similarities and differences between the
two books, mainly the setting and the similarities between the two ....
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.... He shows his invention to the
scientist and although this invention could improve the quality of life of the
people it is deemed "evil" because he worked on his project alone. The society
in this book is also strict and authoritarian to the point of dictating what
your job will be, to whom you will have children with.
In The Handmaid's Tale the story takes place sometime in the near future
after some kind environmental catastrophe that makes it impossible for most
women to have children. ....
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