The Handmaid’s Tale

Hulu’sThe Handmaid ’s Talewas splendidly adjust from the novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood , however , the show also secretly included a cameo from the generator inThe Handmaid ’s Taleseries premiere . Although much more was introduced to the history sinceThe Handmaid ’s Taleseason 1 , the serial ' first time of year faithfully follow 1985’sThe Handmaid ’s Taleby Atwood . A dystopian novel gear up in a futurist post - U.S. theocratic Carry Amelia Moore Nation named Gilead , The Handmaid ’s Tale’sstory was draw by Atwood as a dramatization of what would happen if " certain nonchalantly - held attitudes about women are taken to their ordered conclusions . "

The Handmaid ’s Talenovel instilled real - life patriarchal beliefs in an imagined near - future where a totalitarian regime violently restricted women ’s delegacy . While some aspect are voluntarily taken to the extremum , women ’s agency is still violently restrict worldwide . Hulu’sThe Handmaid ’s Taleaptly present the novel ’s horrific patterns , even as it append to the book ’s story . Indeed , withThe Handmaid ’s Taleseason 5 override season 1 , the Hulu thriller prove yet again to be faithful to the original material , and sneaking in an author cameo inThe Handmaid ’s Tale’sseries premiere further bestow to the show ’s adherence and leaning to honorThe Handmaid ’s Talebook .

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Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale Cameo Honors The Source Material

Although it ’s common for author of the original material to appear in TV show adapted from it , The Handmaid ’s Tale’ssecret writer cameo was done exceptionally well . Not only did it bechance in a important scene for Elizabeth Moss ' June / Offred and the establishment of the form of nation Gilead was , but it was also done in a way that did n’t overshadow the view . InThe Handmaid ’s Taleseason 1 , sequence 1 ’s scene involving Aunt Lydia ram the Handmaids to blame Janine for what bump to her and June refusing to at the beginning , Margaret Atwood appearing as an Aunt to punish June with a slap was just the perfect cameo .

WhileAunt Lydia’sTestamentstransformationwas complete byThe Handmaid ’s Taleseason 5 and the character , along with the figure of Aunts in general , was never really positive , it ’s significant that Atwood seem as an Aunt inThe Handmaid ’s Taleseason 1 , episode 1 . As the writer ofThe Handmaid ’s Talebook , Gilead , and its characters , Atwood created and shaped something whole young . This view could also be ascribed to Aunts , who , more horrifyingly , violently shape fertile charwoman into Handmaids . It ’s also fitting that Atwood ’s Aunt Margaret was doing precisely that in her cameo , trying to flex June into her role as future Offred without being amply recognisable .

The Handmaid ’s Taleseason 1 ended with June go in the Eyes ' van and a voiceover that look as her inner monologue , repeat the last ofThe Handmaid ’s Talenovel . WithThe Handmaid ’s Talereaching a concluding season 6 , the show has long stopped follow Atwood ’s book , and it did so withThe Handmaid ’s Taleseason 1 closing curtain ending aspect , as June ’s account in Atwood ’s novel stopped with her entering the Eyes ' van too . While the Hulu show faithfully portrayed June ’s tale , Hulu’sThe Handmaid ’s Talestill has n’t admit one specific thing .

Margaret Atwood as Aunt Margaret and Elizabeth Moss as June Offred in The Handmaid’s Tale season 1 episode 1

The Handmaid ’s Talebook included an epilog where a historian recounted his work transcribe Offred ’s tape to a university league ’s participants . This way , Atwood ’s novel terminate up painting a grim picture as , even if it was Offred ’s story to be told by her , it still had to be filtered through the words of a world that did n’t necessarily believe everything she recounted , despite Gilead being firmly in the past . While it ’s unknown whether Hulu’sThe Handmaid ’s Talewill ending that way too , audiences will surely make love soon , with time of year 6 being the net one .

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Margaret Atwood as Aunt Margaret and Elizabeth Moss as June Offred in The Handmaid’s Tale S01E01

Elizabeth Moss as June Offred in The Handmaid’s Tale season 1

The Handmaid’s Tale