Both 1984 and The Handmaid's Tale are dystopian novels, however, these books are much more complex than simple depictions of dystopia, it can be argued that they are explorations of dystopia rather than simple depictions. To explore dystopia, many themes need to be considered, such as; feminism, love and repression. However, it is clear that human characteristics are the driving point of the two novels, predominantly the representation of human resilience. In an imperfect world, it is important to have certain qualities which, if abundant, can mean success, while if lacking, can mean failure, this characteristic is resilience. The protagonists of each novel, Winston in 1984 and Offred in The Handmaid's Tale, face situations that leave them both adrift, and both even consider suicide. The authors tentatively highlight human resilience, its limitations and, above all, its strengths in the two novels. Although both Winston and Offred portray strong resilience, it seems that perhaps the dark setting of each novel manages to defeat them. In 1984, Winston lives in an unforgiving environment where the sky is a "deep blue" and the "world seems cold" even through the "glass of a closed window." Dually in The Handmaid's Tale, the novel begins with a feeling of emptiness, with Offred in the gymnasium where a "palimpsest of unheard sounds" hovered. The gymnasium was incomplete, there were basketball hoops, but "the nets were gone", the incompleteness suggesting that there may be a sinister story behind the setting. Both characters are surrounded by dark settings, the authors' use of pathetic fallacies to introduce both characters highlights their vulnerability, thus foreshadowing danger in the future. However, despite living in such... middle of paper... .g loving 'BIG BROTHER' with all his 'heart'. However, victory and defeat are two subjective outcomes, and the boundary between them is still undefined. In any case, resilience is not about winning or losing, but about resisting difficulties. Both characters undeniably portray an extraordinary display of resilience, and although history repeats itself, the struggles brought with the repetition of history create new challenges that strengthen the bonds between humanity, thus further increasing resilience. In conclusion, George Orwell and Margaret Atwood use these dystopian novels to some extent as cautionary texts, warning readers of possible futures. However, 1984 and The Handmaid's Tale are predominantly based on the complementarity of Winston and Offred's use of resilience during the adversities of the two dystopian worlds..