Modern Feminism and Repercussions on Contemporary Literature: The Handmaid's Tale an Example

Abstract

The feminist movement has had a significant impact on the human level. It has affected women's definition of the world and of themselves. They have appeared in the world through this movement and are working to build women's personalities morally and humanly to be compatible with the life process. This research aims to define the feminist movement in its various forms and opinions. Another aspect is looking for the possibility of analyzing this movement and its waves in detail, as the waves of Feminism take different forms for each of them. The research process takes within its limits The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood and the reflection of Feminism on this story. Therefore, this is the intended impact of this movement socially, literally, culturally, and politically, as well as the extent of its reflection. This reality depends on the nature of the writers who adopted it. In addition to studying the nature of each wave, its literary and cultural dimensions, and the extent of its social impact