There were stories in the newspapers, of course, corpses in ditches or the woods, bludgeoned to death or mutilated, interfered with, as they used to say, but they were about other women, and the men who did such things were other men. None of them were the men we knew.
In "The Handmaid's Tale," Margaret Atwood explores the theme of societal detachment from violence against women. The narrative describes gruesome incidents reported in the media, highlighting the brutal treatment of women. These stories create a sense of horror, yet the characters perceive them as distant events affecting unknown victims, reinforcing a disconnect between their own lives and the grim realities faced by others.
The speaker emphasizes that the perpetrators are seen...
