Introduction Exploring a new literary form – feminist dystopias Margaret Atwood’s novel ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ differs in many aspects from traditional feminist writing. During the liberation time in the 1960’s and 1970’s many women discovered utopia as a new literary form of writing. This branch of literature was long dominated by male writers who described ideal alternative worlds somewhere in the outer space. In these works of fiction, the role of women was frequently …showed first 75 words of 6675 total…

…showed last 75 words of 6675 total…Atwood’s conclusion is not as simple. Although the author has highlightened that patriarchy is hard to overcome, she does not admit that there is no hope for women. Rather, she concludes that women have to form and write their own identity. Like Offred who was freed by telling her-story, all women should start telling and writing their own femaleness, identity and body. Only then we will be able to create her-story next to his-story.