The Handmaid's Tale: Hell Hath No Fury
Warning: This article details the conclusion of The Handmaid's Tale franchise. The ending is powerful. You will thoroughly regret spoiling it. Countless women have shaped the course of human history, but they rarely get the recognition they deserve. Men will steal their ideas, take credit for their accomplishments, and build giant statues of themselves. They'll hire scribes to write exaggerated stories about their greatness, and relegate women to the kitchen and bedroom where they belong. Women will watch, helpless to right the wrongs that have been committed against them. When the entire world believes that you're inferior, imbalanced, and weak, there's no convincing anyone otherwise. It didn't make sense to get angry. That was simply the way things were. But some women can't stay quiet. They won't be silenced. They're too powerful, too intelligent; they can't conform, and they shouldn't have to. Their stories often end in tragedy. There's runaway brides who wouldn't accept their station, concubines and slaves that wouldn't perform their duties. Many just wanted bodily autonomy--no unwanted sex, no forced marriages, no servitude. They weren't toys to be played with they were people, and when they asserted their rights, they were often killed.