THE HANDMAIDS TALE CONTEXT

SETTING

• 1985
• in what was us
• 'when they shot pres'
• 'mass ave'-masachusetts avenue 
• why are these recognixable flashbacks effective?
• SATISRISES appects of society for modern america
• makes furture seem even more liekly 
• HARVARD UNI=IRONIC-once famous place of learning
• she sets historcial notes in university enviornemtn  2195
• more pos

LITERARY CONTEXT

• CORAL ANN HOWELL 'PRIMARY FUNCTION DYSTOPIA SENF OUT DANGER SIGNALS'

1984

• SIMAILR WARNING ABOUT TOTALITRAISN
• not too dustranrt future 
• abuse of language 
• sim oppressive structure 
• 1984 set in london 1940 post ww1 problem
• context of cold war and stalisnsm 
• building of berlin…