Mutu Selfie Inspired-Mariah Torres

In my selfie, I have created a Handmaid from the book, A Handmaid's Tale. The Handmaid's Tale is a novel that tells the story in June's (the main character) point of view. The time period in the book is modern day, as you can discover that June still has knowledge of the pop culture. However, America has turned into a totalitarian nation that strictly follows God and the Bible. Women are to be meek and follow orders from men, while men become the leaders and guardians of America. People are separated into classes. For the women, the lowest class is the Marthas (servants). The middle class are the Aunts, women who serve under male soldiers to brutally train Handmaids to serve. The highest class of women are Wives. Handmaids are considered to be outlanders and serve only for reproduction purposes for the Wives and are considered the property of the husbands. Nothing more. Nothing less. Any fertile woman is classed as a Handmaid, no matter what the age. For June, she is supposed to follow a set of rules, which include: walking with your head down, just enough for the white bonnet to cover the woman's face, never speak freely unless spoken to in any situation, follow the Bible and daily prayers, Handmaids are not allowed to grab a hold of any media (like reading), and Handmaids must go by their new names when serving in a household. The husband June serves is named Fred, so her name is changed to Offred. Handmaids are forced to wear nothing else but red dresses and cloaks so soldiers can spot them right away.
The most disturbing thing about this novel is that June has to give up her body to the husband while his wife is holding her down onto the bed. She questioned that if it was considered rape, but she was afraid of fighting back against the husband. Also, instead of the Handmaid experiencing the birth of her child, the Wives gather around and act as if they are giving birth and later take the baby as their own. I loved the novel and the Hulu show. The Hulu show extends more plots after the novel and there are a lot of emotional and empowering female moments that cannot go unnoticed. The book and the show also does not go just for female empowerment, but also for the LGBTQ+ community, and for different ethnicities as well.

*note* The quote at the top has been mentioned in the book. June speculates that a Handmaid that served before her in Fred's home had carved that message in her room. It means "Don't let the bastards get you down" in Latin.