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The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale
plot
major classes of women
special roles of “men“ in Gilead
legitimate and Illegitimate classes
Republic of Gilead
main characters
ceremony
movie scene
dystopian characteristics
current political problem
Plot
Serena Joy:
social class: wife of Commander
relatives: Fred Waterford (husband)
infertile
conservative activist ->Strongly for emergence of Gilead
calculating, envious, severe
Main Characters
Fred Waterford:
occupation: Commander
probably sterile
Household of Offred and other Handmaids, helping hand for “Sons of Jacob" when creating Gilead
lonely, unhappy
Nick:
[Genesis: 3:16]
To the woman he said, "I will greatly increase your pangs in
childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children, yet your
desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you."
Ceremony
aspects of the ceremony
rape by the commander
maid lies in the wifes lap
brutal and humiliatting for the maid
Handmaid birth machine
wife holds hand of the Handmaid
no emotions just for the pure sake of creating children
Biblicals Aspects
before Ceremony prayer
Genesis women are slaves of the mens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiMrmATDJhk
Task: - describe the atmosphere
- does the film adaptation match your expectation of the dystopia
- Comment on the different people involved. Do they behave the way you
would expect them to?
Dystopian Characteristics ?
Dystopian Characteristics
https://youtu.be/ySslUJlicOc
Do you think this dystopia
could become reality?
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