However, although it becomes clear throughout the novel that Gilead is a patriachal society, it can be said that the immediate oppressor of women are in fact women themselves, and that the oppressed women are fighting an entirely feminist cause. ... There, we experience the juxtaposition of the Handmaid (Offred) used for procreation and the Prostitutes used purely for sex. ... The epigraph shows that patriarchal regimes often use the differences between the sexes to secure control over women and to ensure men's exclusive hold on power. ... The lower class female in society, like Handma...

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