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 s ....
Middle of paper
.... 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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