Through this passage, some understanding can be gained about Gilead and the people who started it. If what Aunt Lydia says is correct then the people of Gilead were only trying to make the world better. These people wished to live in a society that was not corrupted by crime. They wished to live in a society where women were safe and weren't constantly at risk of being harmed. They tried to create the perfect and ideal society. Because of this, the readers hate for Gilead starts to dwindle, though not all the way. The intentions were good, but instead, these people created a society in which the harm to women only changed its form. Yes, women are no longer at risk of being assaulted but they no longer have any individuality. Women no longer have any choice or
Through this passage, some understanding can be gained about Gilead and the people who started it. If what Aunt Lydia says is correct then the people of Gilead were only trying to make the world better. These people wished to live in a society that was not corrupted by crime. They wished to live in a society where women were safe and weren't constantly at risk of being harmed. They tried to create the perfect and ideal society. Because of this, the readers hate for Gilead starts to dwindle, though not all the way. The intentions were good, but instead, these people created a society in which the harm to women only changed its form. Yes, women are no longer at risk of being assaulted but they no longer have any individuality. Women no longer have any choice or