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In the world of The Handmaid's Tale, the sexes are strictly divided. Gilead's society values white women's reproductive commodities over those of other ethnicities. Women are categorized "hierarchically according to class status and reproductive capacity" as well as " metonymically colour-coded according to their function and their labour". [77] The Commander expresses his personal opinion that women are considered inferior to men, as the men are in a position where they have power to control society. According to philosopher Andy Lamey, rather than straightforward allusions, the similarities to Plato are combined with features that differ, at times dramatically, from Plato's original. As Lamey writes, "the result is that Atwood’s dystopia deliberately calls to mind a distorted version of Platonism, one that differs in ways large and small from the original." [78] In the case of gymnasiums, for example, In Plato they see women socialized into roles that make them the equal of men, while in Gilead they are where handmaids are first taught their duties.

Miner, Madonne (Summer 1991). " 'Trust Me': Reading the Romance Plot in Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale". Twentieth Century Literature. 37 (2): 148–168. doi: 10.2307/441844. JSTOR 441844. The Handmaid's Tale: A White Feminist Dystopia". theestablishment.co. 17 May 2017. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019 . Retrieved 18 August 2019. Among a few science fiction aficionados, however, Atwood's comments were considered petty and contemptuous. (The term speculative fiction was indeed employed that way by certain New Wave writers in the 1960s and early 1970s to express their dissatisfaction with traditional or establishment science fiction.) Hugo-winning science fiction critic David Langford observed in a column: " The Handmaid's Tale won the very first Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1987. She's been trying to live this down ever since." [53] Reception in schools [ edit ] Rushowy, Kristin (16 January 2009). "Atwood Novel Too Brutal, Sexist For School: Parent". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016.I like to make a distinction between science fiction proper and speculative fiction. For me, the science fiction label belongs on books with things in them that we can't yet do, such as going through a wormhole in space to another universe; and speculative fiction means a work that employs the means already to hand, such as DNA identification and credit cards, and that takes place on Planet Earth. But the terms are fluid. [52] The chapter entitled "Historical Notes" at the end of the novel also represents a warning to academics who run the risk of misreading and misunderstanding historical texts, pointing to the satirized Professor Pieixoto as an example of a male scholar who has taken over and overpowered Offred's narrative with his own interpretation. [70] Academic reception [ edit ] Feminist analysis [ edit ] Annual Report 2002–2003: One Book, One Conference". American Library Association. June 2003. Archived from the original on 1 December 2009 . Retrieved 21 May 2009. Concerns inaugural program featuring Margaret Atwood held in Toronto, 19–25 June 2003.

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Bergmann, Harriet (December 1989). " 'Teaching Them to Read': A Fishing Expedition in The Handmaid's Tale". College English. 51 (8): 847–854. doi: 10.2307/378090. JSTOR 378090. Sterile women, the unmarried, some widows, feminists, lesbians, nuns, and politically dissident women: all women who are incapable of social integration within the Republic's strict gender divisions. Gilead exiles Unwomen to "the Colonies", areas both of agricultural production and deadly pollution. Joining them are Handmaids who fail to bear a child after three two-year assignments. Andriano, Joseph. " The Handmaid's Tale as Scrabble Game". Critical Insights: The Handmaid's Tale, edited by J. Brooks Bouson, Salem, 2009. Salem Online. The book contrasts the long tail with the conventional Pareto principle, which holds that only 20 % of the products sold generate 80% of revenue. Companies give more attention to these few products and fail to cater to the diverse interests of consumers. In the long-tail retail strategies, the sales are spread out evenly between hits and niches, and companies can realize profits at all levels.

Effects of availability of means of production to everyone - Availability of means of production affects the supply and demand curves. When everyone has access to the means of production, there is a lot of content in the market, making the tail longer. With the ease of access to production, the production cost is almost zero. Therefore, much of the content is not driven by the concept of profitability but by fun and experimentation. Amateurs can now create content and distribute it with the available means of distribution. Perhaps the best book on this would be Lean Thinking. It shares ideas about how to innovate your company to be more efficient. Lastly there is a history of long-tail and provides examples of how the phenomenon was in play during the pre-internet era. In addition, it shows how the phenomenon increases with the increase in global internet usage. Clements, Andrew (5 April 2003). "Classical music & opera". The Guardian. UK. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016 . Retrieved 13 December 2016. Nally, Claire (31 May 2017). "How The Handmaid's Tale is being transformed from fantasy into fact". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022 . Retrieved 18 June 2017. Atwood 1998, An Interview: "Q: We can figure out that the main character lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts."He shows his softer side to Offred during their covert meetings and confesses of being "misunderstood" by his wife. Offred learns that the Commander carried on a similar relationship with his previous Handmaid, who later killed herself when his wife found out. Lyman, David (24 January 2015). " Handmaid's Tale offers extreme view of future". Cincinnati.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020 . Retrieved 16 October 2015. Mercer, Naomi (2013). "Subversive Feminist Thrusts": Feminist Dystopian Writing and Religious Fundamentalism in Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale", Louise Marley's "The Terrorists of Irustan", Marge Piercy's "He, She and It", and Sheri S. Tepper's "Raising the Stones" (PhD dissertation). University of Wisconsin–Madison. ProQuest 1428851608.