Feminism in "Handmaid's Tale" Novel, by Margaret Atwood

Essay from the year 2023 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: A, Saarland University, course: Literature, language: English, abstract: The novel by Margret, "The Handmaid Tale," address feminist whose main idea dwells on the male dominating the society and how they have taken control over women, even if it means violence, they must dominate. The book was released to the public in 1985 based on how society positioned women; despite being humans, they were regarded as sub-humans. The women in the society were threatened, and the central conflict of feminism in the novel arises when Offred struggles to maintain her dignity as a human amid the oppressive power of the Gilead Republic. Women in society are viewed as worthless beings; this is expressed when Offred is perceived as a walking uterus by his commander despite seeing herself as human like any other.