In the novel The Handmaids tale, the reader can see the many manipulations of the Bible in which Attwood wrote. Gilead's laws and rules come from the Bible, with rulers, all of whom are men, choosing only the parts of the Bible that benefit them, leaving women out. The Bible is often misapplied in the novel, which raises the question of whether our own society manipulates any type of law above us citizens. It may not be as extreme as in The Handmaids Tale ; however, our society misuses the Bible to remove certain