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The Handmaids Tale by Margret Atwood is a very mind boggling story that had made me question things often throughout the story. Atwood is an extremely descriptive writer whose work is a bit challenging to understand. She tends to skip to and from past to present without notification, but clear enough to where the reader knows there is a shift in the story. The Handmaid’s tale is a story that seems to consist of a new world order type them. It seems as if there is a possibility of brain washing due to the way people act and how there be no signs of rebellion. The story made me wonder how a whole society could change in what seems to be only a few years. The way our country is now, an event like what Margret Atwood presents in her story almost seems impossible. The part of the story that made me most confused was how the main character, Offred, talked about the “old days” of when people were free to do what they wanted, like it was only a few years back in time. For something like new world order or brainwashing to take place there would have to be a very large government type organization taking action all at once, and must have been planned for years before the event occurred. The topic I chose to help me understand Atwood’s story is new world order. The possibility of a Government or secret society taking over is the only plausible thing that comes to my mind when thinking about such a dramatic event like what happened in The Handmaid’s Tale. There are plenty other events in the past that could help me understand the story better such as Hitler’s reign over Germany. The reason I chose new world order as my source reference is because we have already proven that something like Hitler’s take over can only be successful for so long. Margret Atwood’s story seems to have a full proof plot with no flaws which is why I will be researching new world order to better understand the story.
Here is a LINK to a website with a brief overview of new world order is anyone is interested. :)
