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The Handmaid's Tale Many fictitious novels written today mirror real life; this tactic can provide readers with a sense of formality. Yet in some cases, fictitious novels provide readers with the shocking realization of a society's self destruction. I believe The Handmaid's Tale, written by Margaret Atwood, falls in the second category. Issues raised in this novel such as manipulation, public punishment, ignorance, and pollution are problems we face in the world today. Atwood's conception …

…masterpiece, which will most likely be suitable in every age. The problems she deals with in The Handmaid's Tale are very real and obvious in our lives today. According to Atwood, it is our duty to destroy manipulation, inhumane punishment, ignorance and pollution. If her warning is not taken seriously, these problems may escalate to create the need for a Gileadean society. Drastic needs call for drastic measures, but is this book our ideal future?