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A Goodreads user asked this question about The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1):
Do you wish Gilead would come true?
Irene Do you realize that many women in old order Mennonite and Amish sect live similar lives. Man are in charge of everything. Women are for child bearing …moreDo you realize that many women in old order Mennonite and Amish sect live similar lives. Man are in charge of everything. Women are for child bearing and raising children, housework and to "serve" their man. There are severe restriction imposed on some of them including not allowed to read or educate themselves, no freedom to travel, head covering, clothing, etc. Forced marriages to old man. Terrifying!(less)
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The Handmaid’s Tale
by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author)
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