A question that bugged me the entire time while reading The Handmaids Tale was this; what are men so afraid of women that they would put them in such bondage? Woman are naturally weaker vessels than men. I don't think the men in this book or in life are afraid that women are going to come to some strange realization that they can overpower us and then do so. I think the question begs to differ in the fact that men enjoy being oppressive towards their female counterparts and like to do what they want with them whenever they want to.
Men in the Muslim society fit this description of how they oppress women very nicely. Which is why I would like to do research on Muslim women in their community and find out why it is that they are oppressed so much. What is their role in their society? The answer to this question would shed light on what the men want out of their women. I believe that in doing research in this are I will find out what it is that men want out of women and why.
I chose this topic because I have always found it strange to constrain women this much. What is it that they are afraid of that women are capable of? Women are just as capable as men are. There is no huge difference between us besides how we might think and the actual physical attributes of men and women. That is why this topic interests me so much and I think it will help me better understand The Handmaids Tale.