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The Handmaid's Tale By Margaret Atwood

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“Religion is the opiate of the masses” Karl Marx. Throughout human history, religion has guided, inspired, and lead great people to do great things. But religion is also institutionalized and abused by people in power. Authorities lead the masses of followers because they have the power to shepherd loyal followers to whichever way they want, as long as the followers follow. But what if you do not have a choice to not follow? In Margaret Atwood’s, The Handmaid’s Tale, individuals are thought to just be part of the new era, the future. Women’s roles are only to satisfy the biological purpose given from the start of time. Handmaids are at the bottom of the totem pole, consequently leaders at the top proselytize and use rhetoric to ensure everyone
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