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Depiction of Scientific Extremity and Human Exploitation in Margaret Atwood'sOryx and Crake & The Handmaid’s Tale

Author(s) Ms. Sakthi Malar N, Dr. Jeyalaksmi S
Country India
Abstract Margaret Atwood's speculative fiction explores both the possibilities and the dangers of scientific advancement. Rather than rejecting science, she questions what happens when scientific knowledge is controlled by political authority and corporate power without ethical responsibility. This article examines the representation of scientific extremity in The Handmaid's Tale (1985) and Oryx and Crake (2003). It argues that Atwood presents science as a powerful tool that can improve human life but also become a mechanism of domination when it is misused. In The Handmaid's Tale, reproductive science is used by the Gilead regime to control women's bodies and deny them reproductive freedom. In Oryx and Crake, biotechnology and genetic engineering are driven by corporate interests that treat living organisms as commercial products. Through these two novels, Atwood shows how scientific progress loses its humanitarian purpose when profit, political ideology, and technological ambition replace ethical values. The article demonstrates that the greatest danger does not lie in science itself but in the misuse of scientific knowledge by institutions that seek control rather than human welfare. It concludes that Atwood calls for a balance between scientific innovation and ethical responsibility. Her speculative fiction reminds readers that genuine progress should protect human dignity, social justice, and ecological sustainability rather than sacrifice them in the name of advancement.
Keywords Scientific Extremity, Biopolitics, Corporate Power, Ethics, Speculative Fiction.
Published In Volume 8, Issue 4, July-August 2026
Published On 2026-08-14
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i04.85689
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