The Handmaid’s Tale
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12.
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Historical Notes on the Handmaid’s Tale
Chapter 30
Themes
All Themes
Gender Roles
Religion and Theocracy
Fertility
Rebellion
Love
Storytelling and Memory
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Characters
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Offred
The Commander
Serena Joy
Nick
Luke
Moira
Symbols
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The Color Red
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Makeup
Literary Devices
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Allusions
Flashbacks
Genre
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Unreliable Narrator
Verbal Irony
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12.
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Historical Notes on the Handmaid’s Tale
Themes
All Themes
Gender Roles
Religion and Theocracy
Fertility
Rebellion
Love
Storytelling and Memory
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Offred
The Commander
Serena Joy
Nick
Luke
Moira
Symbols
All Symbols
The Color Red
The Eye
Makeup
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Allusions
Flashbacks
Genre
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Unreliable Narrator
Verbal Irony
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