Handmaid's Tale, The

Written in the politically turbulent 1980s, Margaret Atwood's feminist novel examines a world in which women are stripped of their rights after an ultra right-wing group takes control of the United States. Find here character lists, summary and analysis, critical views and more.

Atwood's best known novel depicts one woman's struggle to survive in a futuristic society in which women have become property. Critical views of The handmaid's Tale by various authors; discussion of dystopia and more.

In Volume I see pages 20, 81, 93-94 and pages 175-178 for treatment of "the Handmaid's Tale."

An overview of the work
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See page 158 and further for a discussion of T"he Handmaid's Tale."

See page 110 and further for a discussion of "The Handmaid's Tale."

In The Handmaid's Tale and Philosophy, philosophers give their insights into the blockbuster best-selling novel and record-breaking TV series. Beneath the theocratic preaching, there is the practical suggestion that everything is being arranged for the good of society and therefore of everyone. Who gets to decide and enforce what is in society's best interests?