Women in Margeret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale". Victims or Perpetrators?

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The thesis examines the portrayal of women in Gilead, where they are categorized into oppressive roles such as Aunts, Wives, Handmaids, and Marthas, highlighting the duality of their experiences as both victims and perpetrators of misogyny. It explores themes of internalized sexism through a Panoptic surveillance lens, offering a nuanced analysis that includes both The Handmaid's Tale and Atwood's recent work, The Testaments. This study challenges traditional literary critiques by addressing the complexities of female oppression within a patriarchal society.