Blog post 4/13 Handmaid's Tale

In Handmaid’s Tale the community in which the main character lives in seems to be communistic. The society takes place in what seems like a futuristic scenario of America after an effect of conflicts. From the narrator known as Offred, the society seems to be suffering from the degradation in what has been a democratic society, where women had rights and power. The society seems to be ruled by government power, and that people don’t have room for individuality. Soldiers known as guardians watch every move in the community, in addition the government also has a separate division known as “the eye” which is designed to pick up and dispose citizens that are not following the guide lines. Also as a handmaid, the narrator was passed along like property among the commanders. During a brief walk in the community a scene that portraits a communistic society was displayed, the narrator show us that even food are rationed and that people needs tickets to get their grocery. Offred also made a comment “not even the commanders have meat everyday” which shows that the community has yet to recover from its devastation.