Through imaginary worlds in distant times, the reader can weigh their current situation with that of the novel and see that things could be much more difficult than they are now. But more than that, it gives the reader a will and a way. With what might happen still fresh in their minds, the passion to protect their own civil liberties and those of their societies is strong, and that's what the author wants. If we simply accept things as they are, they will inevitably get worse, so through literature Orwell and Atwood created a call to