24 Facts About The Handmaids Tale

Handmaid's Tale is a futuristic dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood and published in 1985.

Handmaid's Tale won the 1985 Governor General's Award and the first Arthur C Clarke Award in 1987; it was nominated for the 1986 Nebula Award, the 1986 Booker Prize, and the 1987 Prometheus Award.

In 2022, The Handmaid's The Handmaids Tale was included on the "Big Jubilee Read" list of 70 books by Commonwealth authors, selected to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II.

The Handmaids Tale undergoes training to become a handmaid along with other women of her standing at the Rachel and Leah Centre.

The Handmaids Tale later brings her a photograph of Offred's daughter which leaves Offred feeling dejected because she senses she has been erased from her daughter's life.

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Atwood has explained that The Handmaid's The Handmaids Tale is a response to those who say the oppressive, totalitarian, and religious governments that have taken hold in other countries throughout the years "can't happen here"—but in this work, she has tried to show how such a takeover might play out.

The Handmaids Tale themselves are "untouchable", but their ability to signify status is equated to that of slaves or servants throughout history.

The Handmaids Tale was labeled a "wanton woman" when Gilead was established because she had married a man who was divorced.

The Handmaids Tale is part of the first generation of Gilead's women, those who remember pre-Gilead times.

The Handmaids Tale engages in forbidden intellectual pursuits with Offred, such as playing Scrabble, and introduces her to a secret club that serves as a brothel for high-ranking officers.

The Handmaids Tale resents having to take part in "The Ceremony", a monthly fertility ritual.

The Handmaids Tale are never alone and are expected to police each other's behaviour.

The Handmaids Tale finds the life of a handmaid unbearably oppressive and risks engaging with the guards just to defy the system.

The Handmaids Tale was caught and chose the brothel rather than to be sent to the Colonies.

The Handmaids Tale was married when he first started a relationship with Offred and had divorced his first wife to marry her.

The Handmaids Tale is friendly towards Offred and even covers up for her when she finds her lying on the floor one morning; a suspicious occurrence by Gilead's standards worthy of being reported.

The Handmaids Tale's job is cooking and housekeeping and is one of the members of the "household".

Bruce Miller, the executive producer of The Handmaid's The Handmaids Tale television serial, declared with regard to Atwood's book, as well as his series, that Gilead is "a society that's based kind of in a perverse misreading of Old Testament laws and codes".

Handmaid's The Handmaids Tale received critical acclaim, helping to cement Atwood's status as a prominent writer of the 20th century.

For example, Mary McCarthy's 1986 New York Times review argued that The Handmaid's The Handmaids Tale lacked the "surprised recognition" necessary for readers to see "our present selves in a distorting mirror, of what we may be turning into if current trends are allowed to continue".

Dystopian novels have long been discussed as a type of science fiction with publication of The Handmaid's The Handmaids Tale, Atwood distinguished the terms science fiction and speculative fiction quite intentionally.

In institutions of higher education, professors have found The Handmaid's The Handmaids Tale to be useful, largely because of its historical and religious basis and Atwood's captivating delivery.

Much of the discussion about The Handmaid's The Handmaids Tale has centred on its categorization as feminist literature.

The Handmaids Tale first asserts that structures and social frameworks, such as the patriarchy and societal role of traditional Christian values, are inherently detrimental to the liberation of womanhood.