The Portrayal of Women in 20th Century Dystopias
Using The Handmaid’s Tale, Brave New World, and Nineteen Eighty-Four. Minor female characters in the novels are important to discuss when looking at the portrayal of women in 20th century Science Fiction dystopias. Winston, in ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’, talks of a Prole woman just before he and Julia are caught and sent to the Ministry of Love. Winston compares her, in …