setting

• BP1: Topic?

  Atwood and Miller both construct oppressive dystopias that reflect the social anxieties of their respective contexts, addressing systemic misogyny, environmental decline, and the commodification of resources.

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• BP1 THT: 1?


  • rise of conservative sentiment in the United States during Ronald Reagan's presidency in the 1980s.
  • critiques patriarchal control, religious extremism, and restrictive reproductive rights through the theocratic regime of Gilead.
• BP1 THT: 2 (evidence)?

  • embodies dangerous right-wing ideologies, exemplified through narrative events such as the "Ceremony" - a mandated rape of the Handmaids to produce children under the guise of religious and patriotic duty
  • This practice is required by law to be preceded by a Bible reading led by the Handmaid's Commander, showcasing how the regime manipulates faith to reinforce its ideologies and maintain control.
• BP1: 3 (transition)?

  • sought to expose the fragility of women's rights, critiquing existing theocratic and patriarchal structures through her dystopian setting
  • MMFR exaggerates modern fears of environmental collapse and resource scarcity at the hands of a capitalistic patriarchy.
• BP1 MMFR: 4 (subtopic)?

  • Wasteland parallels our society's capitalistic greed in an estranged environment, ravaged by ecological disaster
  • desolate backdrop symbolises the impending climate catastrophe, while militaristic groups hoard natural resources from one another - mirrors consumerist, exploitative contemporary society
• BP1 MMFR: 5 (evidence)?


  • no traditional economic structure in the Wasteland, those in power have commodified both people and natural resources for bartering
  • Immortan Joe's hoarding of water and other essentials echoes contemporary concerns about the privatisation of natural resources, sharply critiquing patriarchal capitalism.
• BP1 MMFR: 6 (context relation)?


  • resonant in a time when water can be legally owned by private companies and sold at their discretion
  • raises the question of whether water is an unspoken human right or a resource to be commercialised.
• BP1: 6 (link)?


  • Film underscores the implications of exploiting women and the environment, reflecting a growing awareness in 21st century.
  • Both demonstrate patriarchal control and exploitation, through theocratic regime or capitalistic hoarding, illustrating (contention)