Brandy Bigler
November 8, 2010
Essay #4 Topic Proposal
Topic: The oppression of women’s rights in Atwood’s The Handmaids Tale.
The Republic of Gilead’s ground rules are based on biblical background which somehow justifies that women should have no rights and are only good for having children.
I want to learn more about why the women didn’t fight back to gain control of their own lives again.
The part of the book that confuses me is that, why didn’t anyone stand up and try to stop what was going on? Why did Atwood choose the heavy theme of women’s oppression as the base of the book? Does the book reflect what Atwood believes should or will happen?
I plan to research Margaret Atwood’s biography and the topics of women’s oppression in the Handmaids Tale. Along with the biblical background that justifies The Republic of Gilead’s laws.
I chose this topic because I found it to be a very interesting part of the story.
I chose this topic because I found it to be a very interesting part of the story.
I think it will help me to know why she wrote the book the way she did, and if it is based on her own beliefs.
