The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood is a dystopian novel where an ultra-conservative church has taken control of the government and forced all young women to become servants with one main goal; to bear children. The story tells the tale of a woman, labeled Offred.
One major issue that is brought up throughout the course of the book is a satirical mockery of the separation of church and state. In our modern American representative democracy any hints of religion are struck down with vigor. Prayer has been banned in public schools, and there have been zealous campaigns to remove the phrase "under God" from the pledge of allegiance, as seen in this article published by Forbes magazine. This article supports the author, Margaret Atwood's view on this topic. Atwood is mocking those who think that Church and State are compatible. She is depicting a hyperbole in which the church IS the state. As you can see The Handmaid's Tale is a satirical commentary on a major issue in today's society. Atwood is mocking people who believe that Church and State are compatible in running the United States of America.
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