The Handmaid's Tale: Women's Rights and Nature
English
Year 9
6 questions
~12 mins
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A worksheet focusing on the themes of women's rights and nature within The Handmaid's Tale, featuring creative writing tasks and analytical questions for Year 9 students.
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The Handmaid's Tale: Women's Rights and Nature
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Scene Summary and Context
In Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, the dystopian society of Gilead imposes strict rules on women, linking their reproductive rights to environmental stability. The narrative explores a world where nature has been exploited and manipulated, leading to societal collapse and authoritarian control. The protagonist, Offred, reflects on a landscape that has been altered through environmental degradation, symbolising the suppression of female autonomy. Short phrases like 'the earth as a prison' and 'nature's silence' echo the tension between ecological decay and societal oppression. The regime's control over women mirrors their domination over natural resources, suggesting a dystopian link between ecological ruin and the loss of women's rights.
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Summarise the key environmental themes presented in this scene.
[2 marks]2.
Identify and explain one literary technique used to link nature and women's rights in the passage.
[3 marks]B
Analytical Questions on Themes and Techniques
Answer the following questions analysing the author’s use of literary techniques to explore the connection between nature and women’s rights.
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How does Atwood use imagery to reflect environmental degradation and its impact on women?
[3 marks]2.
Analyse the use of emphasising phrases such as 'nature's silence'. What effect do they create?
[3 marks]C
Creative Writing Task
Imagine a world where environmental control directly influences women's rights. Write a short story or scene (around 250-300 words) exploring this idea, incorporating at least two literary techniques discussed earlier.
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Create a short scene depicting a society where nature is strictly controlled to suppress women. Use imagery and metaphor to emphasise the connection.
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Reflective Question
Reflect on the relationship between environmental health and societal wellbeing as depicted in the novel.
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In your own words, explain how the destruction of nature relates to the control over women’s rights in the story.
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- 12/31/2025
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- 12/31/2025
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