“How did the the United States become the Republic of Gilead in The Handmaid’s Tale? The never-ending belief in male dominance, women’s complicity in those beliefs, and people not wanting to be bothered with anything that did not immediately affect their lives—that’s how. Offred, the protagonist was guilty of the latter, just as many are guilty of that today.”
How Close Are We to Becoming a Gilead in The Handmaid’s Tale?
Written By Kiesha Richardson
If America Fails? 