Topic > Themes of Symbolism in The Handmaid's Tale

The irony with this newly developed concept of government is that men believe that women are less important than men are, just, "two-legged wombs" . However, without women, men would not be alive. Human beings are made of the same genetic material, they all have chromosomes, they all have hearts and they all have minds; yet, in this book full of controversial topics. In the eyes of men, women are machines. Reading about Gilead's leaders' treatment of women is infuriating. The narrator, Offred, speaks only from her own experiences, so it is easy to sympathize with her but from her point of view, readers are also aware of the experiences of other characters such as Moira. Each of the characters provides a distinct perspective to the topic of feminism and