Handmaid's Tale (pg. 269)

14. “It makes me feel more in control, as if there is a choice, a decision that could be made one way or the other.” (Page 269):

Atwood wrote Handmaid’s Tale in the 1980’s during the anti-feminist backlash in which feminists were criticized for breaking the female tradition of a housewife. Atwood’s main themes include sexual power struggle and struggle for control. Women struggle for a sense of power. Atwood’s novel is set in a female dystopia. Females have very limited rights depending on their social status. Women struggle for anything that makes them feel as if they have control over their lives.

“Powell’s Books-Review-a-Day-The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, Reviewed by Powells.com” Powell’s Books – Used, New and Out of Print – We Buy and Sell. Web. 25 April 2010. http://www.powells.com/review/2005_08_13.html.