Discuss how The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood characterises ‘the household’ in Gilead society. Your essay should explain what a household is (i.e. how it is composed), the values it is supposed to represent, and how the novel gives us an understanding of the way households in Gilead function in practice.  Please note that the word count does not include the “list of works consulted” which must be included at the bottom of the essay.