In the multinational corporation compounds men and women were treated equal. Jimmy’s parents could demonstrate this; both of them had well paying jobs and when Jimmy’s mom escaped, it tells us that women had the power and freedom to do whatever they want. However in the “cities” villagers would sell (they refer it as transaction) their children for money. Oryx was one of the children being sold. “Fewer boys were sold than girls, but they were not therefore more valued” (Atwood, 121), but girls were more favored in the business because they are pretty, obedient, nice teeth, and a charming smile. In the “city” society there were no major gender segregation but girls were preferred.
Oryx’s career of a porn star started when she was selling flowers, men would approach her, “she was to go into the hotel with him. He would want to take her up to his room” (Atwood, 131). At first nothing would happen in the rooms because Uncle En would crash the situation forcing the man to give him all his money. When Uncle En dies, other people took her and she began to do more extreme things.
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