Kurt, I agree with you. Orwell's dystopian world seemed to emerge from the world between the end of WWI and the world that evolved following the end of WWII. Atwood's dystopian world seems to have evolved from the world that existed in the '80s: Rise of oligarchs, decline of religion, the coursening of society and loss of civility. Unfortunately, her world is much closer to today's truth.
Kurt, I agree with you. Orwell's dystopian world seemed to emerge from the world between the end of WWI and the world that evolved following the end of WWII. Atwood's dystopian world seems to have evolved from the world that existed in the '80s: Rise of oligarchs, decline of religion, the coursening of society and loss of civility. Unfortunately, her world is much closer to today's truth.