Introduction Timeline Pictures Author(s) -Atwood, Margaret --Childhood and education --Becoming an author --Fame and maturity Social / political context of The Handmaid's Tale -Political satire in The Handmaid's Tale -Atwood's use of actual historical events -Social satire in The Handmaid's Tale Religious / philosophical context of The Handmaid's Tale -Feminism and The Handmaid's Tale -Religious perspectives in The Handmaid's Tale -Freedom to and freedom from The Handmaid's Tale: Synopses and commentary -Interpretation and the opening epigraphs -Section 1: Night - Chapter one -Section 2: Shopping - Chapter two -Section 2: Shopping - Chapter three -Section 2: Shopping - Chapter four -Section 2: Shopping - Chapter five -Section 2: Shopping - Chapter six -Section 3: Night - Chapter seven -Section 4: Waiting room - Chapter eight -Section 4: Waiting room - Chapter nine -Section 4: Waiting room - Chapter ten -Section 4: Waiting room - Chapter eleven -Section 4: Waiting room - Chapter twelve -Section 5: Nap - Chapter thirteen -Section 6: Household - Chapter fourteen -Section 6: Household - Chapter fifteen -Section 6: Household - Chapter sixteen -Section 6: Household - Chapter seventeen -Section 7: Night - Chapter eighteen -Section 8: Birth Day - Chapter nineteen -Section 8: Birth Day - Chapter twenty -Section 8: Birth Day - Chapter twenty-one -Section 8: Birth Day - Chapter twenty-two -Section 8: Birth Day - Chapter twenty-three -Section 9: Night - Chapter twenty-four -Section 10: Soul scrolls - Chapter twenty-five -Section 10: Soul scrolls - Chapter twenty-six -Section 10: Soul scrolls - Chapter twenty-seven -Section 10: Soul scrolls - Chapter twenty-eight -Section 10: Soul scrolls - Chapter twenty-nine -Section 11: Night - Chapter thirty -Section 12: Jezebel's - Chapter thirty-one -Section 12: Jezebel's - Chapter thirty-two -Section 12: Jezebel's - Chapter thirty-three -Section 12: Jezebel's - Chapter thirty-four -Section 12: Jezebel's - Chapter thirty-five -Section 12: Jezebel's - Chapter thirty-six -Section 12: Jezebel's - Chapter thirty-seven -Section 12: Jezebel's - Chapter thirty-eight -Section 12: Jezebel's - Chapter thirty-nine -Section 13: Night - Chapter forty -Section 14: Salvaging - Chapter forty-one -Section 14: Salvaging - Chapter forty-two -Section 14: Salvaging - Chapter forty-three -Section 14: Salvaging - Chapter forty-four -Section 14: Salvaging - Chapter forty-five -Section 15: Night - Chapter forty-six -Historical notes Structure and methods of narration in The Handmaid's Tale Characterisation in The Handmaid's Tale -Offred -Moira -Serena Joy -The Commander -Nick -Luke -Aunt Lydia -Offred's mother -Offred's child -The Marthas -Ofglen -Janine / Ofwarren Themes and significant ideas in The Handmaid's Tale -Human relationships in The Handmaid's Tale -Mothers and children in The Handmaid's Tale -Individualism and identity in The Handmaid's Tale -Doubling in The Handmaid's Tale -Gender significance and feminism in The Handmaid's Tale -Power in The Handmaid's Tale -Survival in The Handmaid's Tale -Hypocrisy in The Handmaid's Tale -Myth and fairy tale in The Handmaid's Tale Imagery and symbolism in The Handmaid's Tale -The garden in The Handmaid's Tale -Strange and horrifying imagery in The Handmaid's Tale Critical approaches to The Handmaid's Tale -Recent critical interpretations of The Handmaid's Tale -Textual analysis of The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale essay and exam help -Engaging with The Handmaid's Tale -How to plan an essay on The Handmaid's Tale -Sample questions on The Handmaid's Tale -What makes a good English exam answer? The Handmaid's Tale resources and further reading -Helpful reading around The Handmaid's Tale -Helpful media on The Handmaid's Tale -Worksheet downloads
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Historical First films with sound in Britain
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Point Counter Point Undertones of War
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