What_Are_The_Main_Methods_Of_Control_In_The_Gileadean_Regime

What Are The Main Methods Of Control In The Gileadean Regime' How Are These Portrayed' There are many ways in which the control exerted over the Gileadean people is defined and exercised. The main way in which the regime ensures its control is adhered to, is through the overbearing threat of punishment. Gileadean’s know that to break the rules is to be punished. Many crimes in Gilead are punishable by death. These are crimes that today we see as being part of life. Homosexuality, “Gender Treachery”, is an issue that today’s society permits and on the whole accepts. However, in a society where reproduction is the primary concern it is seen as a crime punishable by death. Abortion is another issue that is legal in today’s culture, but in Gilead is completely prohibited. Doctors from the time before the totalitarian regime of Gilead can be hanged if they had committed the illegal act of abortion at any time in their lives, “a placard hung round his neck…a drawing of a human foetus”. The victims of these crimes are often hanged. They are then hooked on to the Wall, “like scarecrows, which in a way is what they are, since they are meant to scare.” gilead, women, people, regime, men, ofred, handmaid, governor’s, control, wear, way, time, society, rules, over, gileadean, even, bible, work, wife, very, seen, marthas, life, guardians, woman, wives, whole, surveillance, supposed, seems, out, order, one, must