The book ‘The Handmaids Tale’ by Margaret Atwood is a book set in a dystopian society in which women have very little, or no, rights. The main character is named Offred, and she is a handmaid who’s only purpose is to have childeren for the ruling class. She then navigates through the cruel, harsh environment, she then reflects on her past and begins to question the society and its ways.
“Ignoring isn’t the same as ignorance, you have to work at it. Nothing changes instantaneously: in a gradually heating bathtub, you’d be boiled to death before you knew it. It’s too late to rebel.” (p.154)
This quotation highlights how ignoring problems does not happen just by accident, instead it is something you do on purpose. The comparison of the slowly heating bathtub is just about how small changed can have a big impact or make you numb and you don’t even realize your in danger until it’s too late. It is simply a reminder that if you wait too long to fix or recognize the issue, changing or fixing it will be almost imposible.