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    The Gileadean Regime in The Handmaid's Tale effectively uses propaganda and censorship to control citizens and deprive them of individuality. It monitors citizens constantly so they internalize self-surveillance, as Foucault's Panopticon theory suggests. The regime strategically manipulates religious teachings from the Bible to justify its misogynistic ideology and shape the handmaids' worldviews. Atwood criticizes how the regime corrupts the original meanings of concepts like prayer to force compliance with its oppressive social norms.

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    The Gileadean Regime in The Handmaid's Tale effectively uses propaganda and censorship to control citizens and deprive them of individuality. It monitors citizens constantly so they internalize self-surveillance, as Foucault's Panopticon theory suggests. The regime strategically manipulates religious teachings from the Bible to justify its misogynistic ideology and shape the handmaids' worldviews. Atwood criticizes how the regime corrupts the original meanings of concepts like prayer to force compliance with its oppressive social norms.

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    The Gileadean Regime in The Handmaid's Tale effectively uses propaganda and censorship to control citizens and deprive them of individuality. It monitors citizens constantly so they internalize self-surveillance, as Foucault's Panopticon theory suggests. The regime strategically manipulates religious teachings from the Bible to justify its misogynistic ideology and shape the handmaids' worldviews. Atwood criticizes how the regime corrupts the original meanings of concepts like prayer to force compliance with its oppressive social norms.

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    Subjective language of the Gileadean Regime

    The Handmaids Tale demonstrates an engagement with the notion that a


    restrictive environment such as Gilead provides no viable truth to the
    principles in which they uphold. The omnipotent Giledean government
    strongly utilizes the ability for propaganda and fear to ensure total
    submission to state. As theorized in Michel Foucaults Panopticon
    individuals are rendered complicit to the regime by the internalization of self
    monitoring. Perpetual visibility allows the governing body to impose their
    constructed vision upon the citizens of Gilead, ultimately depriving them of
    their individuality. This resonates deeply with Lyotards critique of the all-
    encompassing metanarrative, whilst in the context of The Handmaids Tale
    proves oppressive and restrictive. Censorship of media is strategically
    implemented to support the public morale and is abused through corrupting
    the message of the bible. The moral significance of the bible in western
    society allow the unity of the church and state in the Gilead to have an
    overbearing influence upon individuals. Demoralising the act of praying, the
    handmaids asked to be worthy to be filled; with graceloveself-denial
    semen and babies, succumbing to completely subjective and misogynistic
    ideologies. The Giledean Regime knowingly manipulates the little knowledge
    that is exposed to shape the handmaids world view to assimilate with their
    ideals. The original notion of prayer is supposed to be a sign of piety and
    faithfulness, wherefore Atwoods sarcasm of supposed reveals her
    condemning attitudes towards the prevalent corruption in society.
    Essentially authorities utilize propaganda to perpetuate their immoral
    beliefs upon Gilead

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