Love is forbidden in Gilead because of the power it possesses, so to eliminate the possibility of love developing between the Commander and his Handmaid, the sexual act is performed as a duty and no pleasure is received or given.
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He says many of the Commanders are either too old to produce a child or are sterile, and he suggests that he could have sex with her and impregnate her. His use of the word “sterile” shocks Offred, for officially sterile men no longer exist. In Gilead, there are only fruitful women and barren women.Handmaids are never allowed to interact with their children after the infants have been weaned. They cannot marry, are not allowed to have personal possessions, and have no voice in their government.
What is so controversial about the Handmaids Tale
Texas schools state that the book has been banned for several reasons, including profanity, overly sexual tones, being anti-Christian, featuring LGBTQ+ protagonists, and being overall morally corrupt. I thought long and hard about why this could be understandable but eventually concluded that it's simply not.
