Margaret Atwood's *The Handmaid's Tale* is a dystopian novel set in Gilead, a totalitarian theocracy where women with viable reproductive systems are forced into sexual servitude as 'Handmaids' to produce children for the ruling class. Offred, a Handmaid, narrates her struggle for survival and her desperate attempts to reclaim her identity and freedom. The story explores themes of gender inequality, religious extremism, and the dangers of totalitarian regimes. It's a chilling depiction of a possible future.
Teacher Kwadwo
