THE HANDMAID’S TALE, BY MARGARET ATWOOD AND THE KUKA OF KAMAIORÁ, BY LEILAH DE ASSUMPÇÃO: GENDER ISSUES AND DYSTOPIA

Abstract

The main goal of this article is to analyze the gender issues present in dystopian narratives. The study subjects are “The handmaid’s tale”, by Margaret Atwood and “A Kuka de Kamaiorá”, by Leila de Assumpção. The guiding question of the work is: what are the similarities and differences present in the novel “The handmaid’s tale” and in the play “A Kuka de Kamaiorá”? this work focus on gender issues as a determining factor for the performance of social functions, the concepts of totalitarianism, dystopia and patriarchy were instrumental in carrying it out. This work pictures the representation of the feminine and women's reproductive rights. The method of analysis is a literary comparativism, through similarities and differences between the narratives, thus analyzing the different facets of totalitarianism in both dystopias. For the analysis methodology, a bibliographic review was used, and for the analysis and interpretation of the texts, the Close Reading technique was used. The theoretical support was provided by Judith Butler, Simone de Beauvoir, Tânia Franco Carvalhal, Elaine Showalter.