The Handmaids Tale (novel by Margaret Atwood)

*The Handmaid's Tale* by Margaret Atwood is a dystopian novel set in a future society called Gilead, where a theocratic regime controls women’s lives, reducing them to reproductive roles. The story follows Offred, a woman assigned to bear children for the ruling class, highlighting themes of gender oppression, loss of freedom, and resistance. Through her perspective, the novel explores the complexities of power, identity, and autonomy, offering a cautionary view on how totalitarian regimes can threaten individual rights and humanity’s future.