PAPER ID:IJIM/Vol. 10 (II)/ /June/14-16//3

AUTHOR: Rajni Devi^[I] Dr. Jyoti Syal^[II] 

TITLE : ECOFEMINISM AND REPRODUCTIVE OPPRESSION IN THE HANDMAID’S TALE

ABSTRACT: Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale examines ecofeminism, emphasizing the suffering of women and environmental degradation under patriarchal control. This research study analyzes Atwood’s convergence of female infertility and ecological degradation to critique systems that subjugate both nature and women. The Republic of Gilead’s fixation on reproduction signifies the commodification of women associated with the exploitation of natural resources. Atwood illustrates the erosion of bodily autonomy and agency through the Handmaids, particularly Offred, within a regime that epitomizes the deterioration of the natural world. The book argues that patriarchal ideology of power drives environmental degradation as well as the repression of female subjectivity. This research paper of ecofeminist analysis of The Handmaid’s Tale shows how the book challenges the reproductive oppression and environmental injustices coexisting together and it gives a strong warning about the effects of patriarchal ecopolitics.

KEYWORDS : Ecofeminism, Environmental degradation, Reproduction, Infertility, Exploitation.

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