The Handmaid's Tale

Main Ideas

• Critique of totalitarian society and religious fundamentalism
• Exploration of the loss of identity and individuality under a repressive state
• Issues of women's rights and feminism within a patriarchal system
• Questions of motherhood, reproductive rights, and bodily autonomy
• Examination of individual resistance and adaptability under oppression
• Reflections on the nature of power and the impact of ideology on people's lives
• The importance of memory, history, and personal recollections in preserving human identity