| − | '''The Handmaid's Tale''' is a novel set in the near future in which [[conservative]] [[Christianity]] has achieved ascendancy over the [[United States of America]]. Though often thought of as a dystopia, the novel aspects some consider positive, such as the outlawing of [[abortion]] and [[feminism]], and the abolition of the [[separation of church and state]]. | + | '''The Handmaid's Tale''' is a distopian novel by Margaret Atwood set in the near future in which an oppressive authoritarian government has achieved ascendancy over the [[United States of America]]. She apparently intended it to be a fable about a backlash against feminism. It was made into a movie in 1990. |