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by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale study guide contains a biography of Margaret Atwood, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

The narrator was in an old high school gymnasium. The Aunts patrolled at night, and men with guns guarded her and the other women from the outside. Now she is in another room, a normal bedroom. She wears a red dress, red gloves, and shoes. Her head and most of her face are covered with a stiff, white veil. She goes shopping, taking with her tokens to be exchanged for food. The narrator wishes the other women, the "Marthas", were friendlier, and wonders why the Wife envies her. She remembers arriving in the house and recognizing the Wife from a televised Gospel Service she used to watch as a girl. Next, the narrator walks to meet her partner, passing Nick, the chauffeur, in the yard. She waits on the corner until the other woman, her mirror…

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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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