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Man In The High Castle Vs Handmaid's Tale Analysis

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A Comparison, Man in the High Castle vs. Handmaid’s Tale In this essay I will be comparing two dystopian novels, Handmaid 's tale by Margaret Atwood, and The Man In The High Castle by Philip K. Dick. Both of these books being popular pieces of dystopian literature from the mid 20th century, although, the novels were spaced out by about 20 years give or take. I think these books are similar in many ways while also sending out very different messages and seeing a dystopian past from a different point of view. Margaret Atwood’s piece follows a women called Offred (renamed by the new government put into place) and the new role her and many other women have been forced to take up by the Republic of Gilead (The new and not so great United States). The Man In The High Castle takes a different approach, showing rebels fighting the new ruling government (Nazi Germany as well as The Empire Of Japan) as well as some people who forcefully put into challenging positions trying to decide between their past lives or one that could bring the United States back to its former glory. Both of these books show the government of the United States of America being taken over by new governments and follow the lives of people before and after the new ruling governments while also showing what they will do to fight or simply conform to the new standards of living given by the new societies. I think Margaret Atwood borrowed a lot of ideas from Man In The High Castle like, new governments being put
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