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 The Handmaid's TaleMargaret AtwoodCliffsNotes on 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
About the AuthorThe Early YearsAbout the NovelIntroductionThe Dystopian NovelCharacter ListTimelineA Brief SynopsisSummaries and CommentariesEpigraphsI NightII ShoppingIII NightIV Waiting RoomV NapVI HouseholdVII NightVIII Birth DayIX NightX Soul ScrollsXI NightXII JezebeusXIII NightXIV SalvagingXV NightHistorical Notes on The Handmaids TaleThe FemaleroadCRITICAL ESSAYSLiterary AnalysisLiterary DevicesWomen in The Handmaids TaleThemesSettingA Note on the Film Version of The Handmaids TaleStudy HelpQuizReview Questions And Essay Topics
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