Key Passage: The Historical Notes Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale considers the importance of literature in communicating the human experience and discussing social justice. Historical fiction makes the events of history seem real; history becomes a complex narrative of human struggles, rather than a series of chronological dates. Atwood contrasts the emotional narrative of The Handmaid's Tale with the dialogue of a pompous academic conference in a postscript she titles "Historical Notes." In the "Historical Notes," Atwood attempts to use Professor Pieixoto's sexist and ignorant inte...
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