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by Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale (1985) reveals the strange new world of Gilead. Once the United States of America, Gilead was formed by a military coup that shot the President and members of Congress, suspended the Constitution, and put a Christian Theocracy in the place of a…

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Posted By akay N#208615 at Dec 21, 2011 11:04 AM

Why does Offred choose the Soul Scrolls store to show the development of the relationship between Ofglen and Offred?

Why does Offred choose the Soul Scrolls store to show the development of the relationship between Ofglen and Offredin Chapter27?

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Posted By tiffany r #222575 at Jan 02, 2012 12:46 PM

What is education like for women and men in Hard Times by Charles Dickens?

The differences between classes- Are there consequences if one class is more or less educated? Is it organized based on how much education you get depending on the class?

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Posted By tiffany r #222575 at Jan 02, 2012 12:43 PM

If women of Gilead try seek education with out anyone knowing, is it possible? And what would be the consequences?

Without the men knowing they had education what would happen with the women? Would things be different? Or would women have no choice?

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