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Inequality Depicted In The Handmaid's Tale

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June, who is now Offred, is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She is forced to wear only the clothes she is given, go where her commander allows her to, and to provide a baby for the commander. Women have no rights in this place. “A rat in a maze is free to go anywhere, as long as it stays in the maze”. June is no longer June, she is Offred now. That is her Commander’s name, and she is his property; she is property of Fred. Offred is only allowed to wear the clothes she has been given. Red, everything is red, from the dress that reaches all the way to her wrist down to her ankles; to the cape she must wear over her dress to conceal her even more whenever she goes on her walks. Except for her wings those are white. Her “wings” is a bonnet that she wears on …show more content…

This part of the U.S. has been taking over by Christian fundamentalists who have modeled their new governmental system after the tale of Rachel and her handmaiden. They believe that by doing this will help ensure a future for not only the people of Gilead but the whole world; as infertility seems to be a national problem. The government's point of view is that people who are capable of reproducing have a duty to society to reproduce, and if not it could result in a collapse of the society. In this “utopia” handmaids have the “privilege” of being responsible for their role in society, which is being the only people who can “ensure the survival of mankind”. They are the “lucky ones” that get to be raped once a month for the benefit of society. This is absolutely disgusting. These women had lives and freedom before the reformations, and now they are being forced into sex slavery to the will of the elite man of Gilead. No one should allow an act that is universally criminal just because it benefits society. That fact that it benefits society and its justified by the government doesn’t make it anymore

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