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The Handmaid's Tale

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About the Author

The Early Years

About the Novel

Introduction
The Dystopian Novel
Character List
Timeline
A Brief Synopsis

Summaries and Commentaries

Epigraphs
I Night
II Shopping
III Night
IV Waiting Room
V Nap
VI Household
VII Night
VIII Birth Day
IX Night
X Soul Scrolls
XI Night
XII Jezebeus
XIII Night
XIV Salvaging
XV Night
Historical Notes on The Handmaids Tale
The Femaleroad

CRITICAL ESSAYS

Literary Analysis
Literary Devices
Women in The Handmaids Tale
Themes
Setting
A Note on the Film Version of The Handmaids Tale

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XV Night

Nick, the private Eye—a pun linking the chauffeur with Nick Charles, sleuth in The Thin Man, a popular 1934 movie starring William Powell, with Myrna Loy portraying Nora, his wife and sidekick. Peter Lawford reprised the role in a television series of the same name.

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