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The Handmaid's Tale

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Book Summary

Margaret Atwood Biography

Early Years
Developing the Poet's Voice
A Critical Success

About The Handmaid's Tale

Introduction
The Dystopian Novel
Timeline

Summary and Analysis by Chapter

Epigraphs
Chapter 1: Night
Chapter 2: Shopping
Chapter 3: Night
Chapter 4: Waiting Room
Chapter 5: Nap
Chapter 6: Household
Chapter 7: Night
Chapter 8: Birth Day
Chapter 9: Night
Chapter 10: Soul Scrolls
Chapter 11: Night
Chapter 12: Jezebeus
Chapter 13: Night
Chapter 14: Salvaging
Chapter 15: Night
Historical Notes on The Handmaids Tale
The Femaleroad

Character List

Critical Essays

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

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Chapter 1: Night

Aunts staff members who blend the prim role of academy schoolmarms with the sadism of prison matrons.

Angels a euphemism for soldiers, or guards.

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