This is what best describes the novel according to me because theres a strong sense of loss amongst the females in the society. The econowives are in financial loss. The handmaid's are confined to one job, their role is to serve the ones in authority by reproducing future generations. They are used as sexual instruments. The handmaid's are in loss of their dignity, self respect and piety. There is no freedom for women, they either do what their told or be sent to the colonies to work their until they die, the colonies are waste land after the happening of war. There are oil spills in that site and also other gunk which the unwanted people of the society of Gilead have to clean up.
2) About male power and conflict
There is a huge status gap between men and women in the society of Gilead. Men are in power and authority, women have no say, they do what they are told, there is no option for them. Even the women of high status, the commander's wives have no say in anything, they do what their husbands require them to. All the power is handed onto men, the society is run by men, the rules and regulations are made by men. Everything benefits them. It is a capitalist society, conveying the exact status of people, this cause conflict between the upper and lower class. Upper class have different rights compared to lower class.
3) About the exploitation of women
Women are exploited in the society of Gilead. They are used for certain requirements to make the society 'better'. Before the war commenced, the poor men that had legal wives got to keep their wives after the war. These wives were called econowives, they serve the needs for 'other kind of women' while the handmaid's have a different role. The handmaids....
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