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The Handmaids Tale

The Handmaid's Tale Paper
The town of Gilead is fictional town created in the book The Handmaid's Tale. Even though Gilead is a make believe town, there are a lot of recognizable things in the town. For instance there are hints in the book that Gilead is somewhere in what used to be Massachusetts. The fact that Gilead is in Massachusetts is a very frightening thought, it makes what is happening in the story seem as if it could really happen. Also the fact that they use many historical facts in the story makes it so much more plausible.
In The Handmaid's Tale the main character, Offred was in a very peculiar situation. She is pretty much being used for her ovaries and nothing else. Gilead, the town where Offred was living was under the control of some very powerful men, these men made rules that the women had to follow and if they did not follow the rules they would be killed or punished harshly. The people in power make sure the laws are being followed by placing "spies" among......


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