2/27/2018 0 Comments Is there hope for Gender Roles?Gender roles have existed in society for as long as anyone can remember. I have yet to see a time where men and women are completely equal. Gender Roles in the Handmaids Tale Realistic Or Unrealistic ?The book the Handmaid's Tale approaches gender roles a lot differently than most books. Many books about gender roles that are released these days focus on the ways gender roles have been broken but that is not the case for this book. The Handmaid's Tale highlights the gender roles that used to exist before the women's right movement. The books does this in a unique way by creating a dystopian world where the religious government has taken over women are assigned to be handmaids. The handmaid's only purpose in society is to have sex with her commander so he can have children. Although the story takes place in a dystopian universe it is important to recognize that the gender roles that exist are still realistic and match with the roles that once existed before the women's right movement. Ten Ways Gender Roles exist in The Handmaid’s Tale |
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