![]() Within this dystopian regime called the Republic of Gilead, Offred is one of the few remaining fertile women and is thus forced to act as a surrogate mother for one of the high-ranking men known as the Commander. ![]() ![]() ![]() The brutal yet fascinating culture of the dystopia is examined through the perspective of protagonist Offred as she faces the trials of her own oppression, including the loss of her own bodily autonomy. “The Handmaid’s Tale” tells the story of a dystopian America in which women are violently subjugated under a totalitarian theocracy. Before it was an award-winning Hulu original series, Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” stood as a paragon of writing and craftsmanship in the 1980s, telling a timeless tale of oppression, rebellion and human nature. ![]()
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