The way women are treated in this society is disgusting and gave me an uncomfortable feeling. Many emotions come over me when reading The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. The emotion I felt the most strongly was the feeling of discomfort. Discomfort is described as “causing or feeling unease or awkwardness”. The society that is construed in this novel is a society where women are treated as objects of reproduction. Women who can give birth are used as vessels. They are hired by the upper classes with the one and only reason of getting impregnated and giving birth. Reading about this gives…