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![]() The Handmaid's TaleMargaret AtwoodMargaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale takes place after a religious coup overthrows the U.S. government and wages nuclear war. Offred considers how she went from a happily married, successful woman to a handmaid. Her name literally means "Of Fred" — the property of a state official with whom she is duty-bound to conceive a child. The founders of Margaret Atwood's dystopian society hoped to improve humanity, but people were doomed to fall short of the new society's rules. Search this CliffsNote
Book SummaryMargaret Atwood BiographyEarly YearsDeveloping the Poet's VoiceA Critical SuccessAbout The Handmaid's TaleIntroductionThe Dystopian NovelTimelineSummary and Analysis by ChapterEpigraphsChapter 1: NightChapter 2: ShoppingChapter 3: NightChapter 4: Waiting RoomChapter 5: NapChapter 6: HouseholdChapter 7: NightChapter 8: Birth DayChapter 9: NightChapter 10: Soul ScrollsChapter 11: NightChapter 12: JezebeusChapter 13: NightChapter 14: SalvagingChapter 15: NightHistorical Notes on The Handmaids TaleThe FemaleroadCharacter ListCritical EssaysLiterary Analysis of The Handmaid's TaleUse of Literary Devices in The Handmaid's TaleWomen in The Handmaids TaleThemes of The Handmaid's TaleSetting of The Handmaid's TaleA Note on the Film Version of The Handmaids TaleStudy and Homework HelpFull Glossary for The Handmaid's TaleQuizEssay Questions
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