From Democracy to Gilead: THE HANDMAID’S TALE’s Backstory EXPLAINED

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We approach the end of a wonderful sci-fi series which our staff has loved and promoted to the world through both BEAUX HOMMES and other publications. 

The world is chaotic and crazy and we’re seeing the science fiction of Margaret Atwood come true everyday in the USA. Her talents are incredible in speculative fiction. Ok, please enjoy this wonderful video essay on the end of the show and what it means. WARNING – THERE ARE SPOILERS INSIDE. 


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Have you ever watched the acclaimed Hulu series The Handmaid’s Tale and wondered how Gilead was created? How could a country like the modern USA transform into such a horrifying totalitarian state as The Republic of Gilead where women are stripped of all their rights? Let’s take a look at Margaret Atwood’s dystopian fiction masterpiece, its sequel The Testaments and the hit TV show based upon those books – and explore the rise of Gilead and the origins of its terrifying social and political structure. In this in-depth analysis video I break down the 10 crucial steps that enabled Sons of Jacob to turn a democracy into a totalitarian theocratic regime. #TheHandmaidsTale #MargaretAtwood #Gilead #DystopianFiction #TVShow #BookAnalysis #PoliticalAnalysis #Feminism #WomensRights #Dystopia #RepublicOfGilead #CaptainSpoiler #Hulu #GileadOrigins #MovieAnalysis