Genocide
Throughout grade school every student is required to take an history course each year. The reason for this is so that students can learn what happened years back before they were born; to learn from the mistakes people made. These mistakes can be related to political, social, or religious factors; either way, knowing the history of the world is important because it helps bring a brighter future. The film The Handmaid's Tale, which expresses the idea of a mono-theocratic ruling by White, conservative Christians, is set in the not too distant future. Due to a series of environmental disasters most women became infertile; the religious right decided that God was punishing everyone for promiscuity, genetic engineering, acceptance of gays, women's liberation, and minority rights. Because there are so many infertile women, fertile young women of childbearing age are rounded up and placed in re-education camps, where they are brainwashed on the new moral code. The main handmaid in The Handmaid's Tale is Kate, also named Offred, the given name by the man whose children she is expected to bear. She is forced to have sex with the Commander to fulfill his wife's dream, which is to have a baby. The faith based government in the new coun
If the Handmaid's Tale ever came to reality, the future from today would not look brighter for many people. At the Colonies they die of either disease, radiation, or are killed for being rebels. Similarly, World War II had many symbolism, including the Nazi's flag, and the Star of David. But the rest of the world saw a monster in him. The film shows how African Americans or " The Children of Ham" are transported to the "Colonies", a place where all ethnic groups, except White Christians, are sent to, to clean up toxic waste. Fertile women become "handmaids," based on the biblical story of Rachel, who used her maid as a surrogate mother to have a child to bear children for the rich and powerful (MGM 1990). Yet as the same time, a woman name Eva Braun waited almost her whole life to be with Hitler, and Commander spends most of his time trying to gain love from Kate. This is similar to The Handmaid's Tale. The Republic of Gilead rounds up minorities for removal to the Colonies. Kate sees the Commander as man who tired to manipulate her mind so he can have sex with her, but the people of Republic of Gilead see a brave Commander. When a white circle was placed inside the red background of the flag, swastika, it provided a powerful, instantly recognizable symbol.
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