Regardless of the political climate of the day, the material is meant to be harsh, Atwood told CBC News, because the story's central theme of political and religious oppression is always topical.
"People are very fond of saying, 'It can't happen here.' I think of [the fictional nation of Gilead] as a fundamentalist regime that uses religion as its camouflage – and you've seen those around the world," she said.
"I think it always helps to picture what things would be like if they happened in your own place."
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