The Handmaid’s Tale
By Margaret Atwood
This blog post was written by a guest writer. Enjoy their take on The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood:
I am not a reader of Margaret Atwood novels, but when I saw
the television advertisements depicting this novel, I was quite intrigued.
The novel was written in 1985 and tells of how people’s
lives were changed from a life of freedom, into a totalitarian life style.
As I was reading this novel, I became enthralled by it and
could hardly put it down. It makes one
think what life could be like if this actually happened now in this day and
age. Women were being treated as baby
mills to the state and life for these handmaidens was nothing but the
realization that they were the vessels of the future generations.
It also brought to reality that this could easily
happen. Where life itself held no love
between husband and wife, friendships nonexistent, women’s rights were no
more...and women meant nothing.
We all want a book to grip us, but this book makes us look
at our reality and question our own existence.
Margaret Atwood did an excellent job in making the reader think about
how we would feel if our own world were to change...and not change for the
better.
This book brought a fear to myself and made me question my
importance in this world. Women have a
hard battle being heard and made equal in society. This book strips all equality from a woman
and belittles her importance. It
demoralizes our very existence and freedoms we have long ago fought for.
My rating for this book out of 5....would be 4.5. It is well written and thought
provoking. Pick it up when you get a
chance. You will not be disappointed.
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