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The Handmaid's Tale

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The Handmaid's Tale Contents

Introduction
Timeline
Images
Author(s)
- Atwood, Margaret
Social / political context of The Handmaid's Tale
Religious / philosophical context of The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale: Synopses and commentary
Characterisation in The Handmaid's Tale
Themes and significant ideas 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
The Handmaid's Tale resources and further reading

The Handmaid's Tale Images

Srebrenica graves, photo by Michael B�ker, available through Creative Commons

Chernobyl reactor, photo by ?????????, available through Creative Commons

Edward VIII, photo belongs to Bundesarchiv, available through Creative Commons

Sun Myung Moon, photo available through Creative Commons

Fern, photo by Olegiwit, available through Creative Commons

Lily, photo by Yiannis G, available through Creative Commons

Phyllis Schlafly, author: c.berlet/publiceye.org available through Creative Commons

Security camera, photo by Sanderflight, available through Creative Commons

Asclepius, photo by Michael F. Mehnert available through Creative Commons

Birthing stool, photo from elenagreene.com

Scrabble pieces, photo by Taro Taylor, available through Creative Commons

Tulip, photo by Gretaz, available through Creative Commons

Dandelion, photo by Fastily, available through Creative Commons

The Salem Martyn by Thomas Slatterwhite-Noble, available through Creative Commons

Elizabeth McGoven playing Moira in the 1990 film, from http://elizabethmcgovern.tripod.com/handmaidstale.html

Serena Joy from the 1990 film from http://www.homevideos.com/revclas/106.htm

The Commander from the 1990 film, photo from http://www.sbs.com.au/films/movie/3345/The-Handmaid-s-Tale

The Handmaids from http://www.thegreatbookslist.com/atwood.html

Mother and Child by Henry Essenhigh Corke, 1912

Dead daffodil, photo by Doug88888 available through Creative Commons

Tulip in garden, photo by Zache82, available through Creative Commons

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Srebrenica graves, photo by Michael B�ker, available through Creative Commons

Red guards

Afghan women in burkas

World AIDS day ribbon

Chernobyl reactor, photo by ?????????, available through Creative Commons

Edward VIII, photo belongs to Bundesarchiv, available through Creative Commons

Native American

Suffrage

Tibetan child with prayer wheel

Sun Myung Moon, photo available through Creative Commons

Rachel and Jacob

Jonathan Swift

Georgian palimpsest

Offred from the 1990 film adaptation

The Red Shoes

Fern, photo by Olegiwit, available through Creative Commons

Behemoth by William Blake

Parable of the sower

Hitler youth

Lily, photo by Yiannis G, available through Creative Commons

Puritan woman

Mephastophilis

Chalice

Phyllis Schlafly, author: c.berlet/publiceye.org available through Creative Commons

Security camera, photo by Sanderflight, available through Creative Commons

John Newton

Asclepius, photo by Michael F. Mehnert available through Creative Commons

Sikh man in a turban

Harem

Rachel and Leah

Birthing stool, photo from elenagreene.com

Scrabble pieces, photo by Taro Taylor, available through Creative Commons

Amon Goeth

Tulip, photo by Gretaz, available through Creative Commons

Jesus feeding the 5000

Pliny

Dollar note

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

George Orwell

Adam and Eve

Jezebel

Aztec sacrifice

Mass wedding

Twenty questions

Dandelion, photo by Fastily, available through Creative Commons

Cattle prod

The Salem Martyn by Thomas Slatterwhite-Noble, available through Creative Commons

Auschwitz survivor with tattoo

Descartes

Commencement

Egg

Nunavut, Canada

Jacob and his sons

Elizabeth McGoven playing Moira in the 1990 film, from http://elizabethmcgovern.tripod.com/handmaidstale.html

Serena Joy from the 1990 film from http://www.homevideos.com/revclas/106.htm

The Commander from the 1990 film, photo from http://www.sbs.com.au/films/movie/3345/The-Handmaid-s-Tale

The Handmaids from http://www.thegreatbookslist.com/atwood.html

Mother and Child by Henry Essenhigh Corke, 1912

Dead daffodil, photo by Doug88888 available through Creative Commons

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Little Red Riding Hood

Tulip in garden, photo by Zache82, available through Creative Commons