The Handmaid's Tale
A Legal-Literary Essay
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5810644 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Clarice Beatriz Da Costa Sohngen (0000-0001-6065-272X, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul), Danielle Massulo Bordignon (0000-0002-2819-5159, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 125-147 |
| Publication date | 2019-06-11 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | ANAMORPHOSIS - Revista Internacional de Direito e Literatura (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2446-8088 |
| Publisher | Rede Brasileira Direito e Literatura (RDL) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.21119/anamps.51.125-147 |
| OpenAlex | W2954005381 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
This paper proposes an analysis of the legal aspects present in the narrative of "The Handmaid ́s Tale", a novel by Margaret Atwood. First published in 1985, and heavily influenced by second-wave feminism, "The Handmaid ́s Tale" addresses, mainly, the matter of gender inequality, once it creates a reality in which fertile women are compelled to reproduce through a servitude system. Through a rupture with the Cartesian dichotomy whose dualist notion separates objectivity from subjectivity, reason from emotion, this paper exposes that this oppression is not a literary creation by Atwood, but a reproduction of the power relations put forward in the history of humankind. In this regard, it is explored how Literature can aid the Law in facing the questions that come up in the resolution of legal and social problems. Besides gender inequality, it is possible to spot in the novel several violations concerning the principle of human dignity. Therefore, this research analyzes the legal provisions taken in the fictional space of Gilead, as well as in the country that preceded it, the United States of America, as well as in Brazil. In addition, it studies the symbolic violence to which women are submitted in Gilead and how it relates to the experiences lived by contemporary Brazilian women
Dignity · Law and literature · Objectivity (philosophy · Oppression · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |