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"Examine various methods of social control implemented by Gileadean society"
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"Examine various methods of social control implemented by Gileadean society" In Margaret Atwood's futuristic novel The Handmaid's Tale, the Gileadean society has implemented various methods of social control. These methods are no different from the methods used by many democratic governments today. Uniforms to reflect occupation, names and titles to indicate status and censorship to keep the intellectuals controlled are all used as forms of social control in both the Gileadean and our society. The handmaids play an important part in the Gileadean society. They have to wear long red dresses with hoods that cover their bodies. All handmaids dress the same way, just like nowadays certain jobs require a certain way of dressing; people have to dress in a specific way in order to get that job. One of the reasons for the strict dress code in the Gileadean society is that people can be observed...
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