“You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.” -Brigham Young
To me, this quote by Brigham Young means that if a man is educated, he will keep his knowledge and is likely to not pass it on, but if a woman is educated, she will take her knowledge and pass it to her children, men, and other women around her. Women have a nature that is very giving and nurturing which leads them to be able give and pass what they know to others.
Also, a women is able to reproduce; because of this, she is able to educate and give back to entire generation by having children. These children share the mother’s knowledge and thus, a generation can be educated.
This quote relates to the novel because the men have banned all women from reading and writing and one of the reasons why is for power. When women or anyone is able to read and write they have power, and that was taken away from women in “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margret Atwood.
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