The Handmaid's Tale (Kai Ling) by Elizabeth Tang

The Government

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Staged attack killed the president of the United States and most of congress
Sons of Jacob launched a revolution, forming a military dictatorship called The Republic of Gilead

The Environment

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Widespread environmental pollution
Exposure to radioactive waste rendered most of the population infertile

Women and their Roles

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Patriarchal society where men are the elite
Women are split into castes, depending on their status, beliefs and fertility
Women are stripped of many rights: the right to read, speak freely, bodily autonomy etc.

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Roe v Wade

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Overturned in 2022.

Abortion is no longer a guaranteed right for American women.

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"Some of the states in the United States have gone all the way to Gilead, pretty much."

- Margaret Atwood

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Lessons Learnt

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This book serves as a reminder for us to be vigilant of attempts to strip away our basic human rights and freedom, especially for vulnerable groups, and to stand up against such attempts.

Imagine a world...

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without any control over your thoughts and actions.

The Handmaid's Tale

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a novel by Margaret Atwood (1985)

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