In the republic of Gilead, women are categorized as Wives, Marthas, Aunts and Handmaids. The latter is considered t

We must consider ourselves very fortunate for not living in a real-life Gilead. Nevertheless, the genre of this novel is not fantasy but rather fiction and thus implying this can actually occur. We must then recognize the problems that Atwood was trying to point out. The relationship between Gilead and our society is the fact that gender does play a major factor on the way we are expected to behave. Not drastically, such as in the novel but enough to coerce us to conduct ourselves distinctively and play the assigned role of our gender.

In the end, Atwood leaves up in the air the outcome of Kate's removal. More likely than not, it is a positive one hinted by Nick' appearance in the end.

Violation of the norms was not tolerated. The punishment in the most cases was death, which also served as an example to the handmaids. Thus conformity with the rules was a necessity to stay alive, something she questioned if it was worth or not.

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Aunts Handmaids, Unknown Atwood, Commander Jezebel's, Gilead Nevertheless, Republic Gilead, Handmaid's Tale, Kate Offred, republic gilead, handmaid's tale,
Approximate Word count = 653
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)