The Handmaid's Tale - Revision history

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			; Additional fiction
			* [[Suzette Haden Elgin]]'s ''[[Native Tongue]]'' shows a future US in which women have been stripped of their rights

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	==Characters==		==Characters==
	~~OFFRED:~~

	Offred is a woman who clearly remembers the pre-Gileadean society (which is essentially the same as late 20th century America). ~~Seperated~~ from her husband and young daughter by the Gileadeans, she and women like her are subjected to a training/brainwashing regime for the vocation of handmaid and then packed off to different households. Offred's dearest memories and the source of her ability to resist the ~~indoctrintion~~ process are the recollections of three important females in her life: her radical feminist mother, who seems to have been part of the 1960s/70s feminist movement; her young daughter, and her feminist, rebellious friend Moira.		* '''[[Offred]]''' ("of Fred") is a woman who clearly remembers the pre-Gileadean society (which is essentially the same as late 20th century America). Separated from her husband and young daughter by the Gileadeans, she and women like her are subjected to a training/brainwashing regime for the vocation of handmaid and then packed off to different households. Offred's dearest memories and the source of her ability to resist the indoctrination process are the recollections of three important females in her life: her radical feminist mother, who seems to have been part of the 1960s/70s feminist movement; her young daughter, and her feminist, rebellious friend Moira.
			*'''Luke''', "Offred"'s husband
			*'''Moira''', Offred's friend
			*'''Nick''', Offred's lover
			*'''Serena Joy'''
			*'''Fred''', the Commander
			*'''Ofglen''', neighbor



	==Women in Gileadean Society:==		==Women in Gileadean Society:==

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	* Paul Brians, [http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/science_fiction/handmaid.html Study Guide to Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid's Tale (1986)]		* Paul Brians, [http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/science_fiction/handmaid.html Study Guide to Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid's Tale (1986)]
	* [http://bdg.feministsf.net/archives/bdg_handmaidstale.txt Book discussion group] on feministSF mailing list (Nov. 2001)		* [http://bdg.feministsf.net/archives/bdg_handmaidstale.txt Book discussion group] on feministSF mailing list (Nov. 2001)
	* [http://www.librarything.com/talktopic.php?topic=4780 LibraryThing discussion] of THT		* [http://www.librarything.com/talktopic.php?topic=4780 LibraryThing discussion] of THT ([http://www.librarything.com/talktopic.php?topic=15417 and another])

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	* shortlisted for [[Booker Prize]]		* shortlisted for [[Booker Prize]]

	==~~Criticism and commentary~~==		== Further reading ==
	* Paul Brians, [http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/science_fiction/handmaid.html Study Guide to Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid's Tale (1986)]		* Paul Brians, [http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/science_fiction/handmaid.html Study Guide to Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid's Tale (1986)]
			* [http://bdg.feministsf.net/archives/bdg_handmaidstale.txt Book discussion group] on feministSF mailing list (Nov. 2001)

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	==Plot==		==Plot==

	Set in a dystopian vision of North America, society has been taken over by religious zealots who have founded the [[Republic of Gilead]]. In this republic, the bible is used as a means of repressing and controlling women for the purposes of breeding. The handmaid of the title is known now only as Offred (her real, pre-Gileadean name is never exposed), and her role in this new society is as a 'vessel' for barren wives. Handmaids are ritualized surrogate mothers who live in family households and provide a 'vessel' for the husband's sperm - any babies born then become the property of the wive and the handmaid is moved onto another household. In this environment, Offred dreams of escape and rebellion even as she submits to the routine imposed upon her.		Set in a dystopian vision of North America, society has been taken over by religious zealots who have founded the [[Republic of Gilead]]. In this republic, the bible is used as a means of repressing and controlling women for the purposes of breeding. The handmaid of the title is known now only as Offred (her real, pre-Gileadean name is never exposed), and her role in this new society is as a 'vessel' for barren wives. Handmaids are ritualized surrogate mothers who live in family households and provide a 'vessel' for the husband's sperm - any babies born then become the property of the wive and the handmaid is moved onto another household. In this environment, Offred dreams of escape and rebellion even as she submits to the routine imposed upon her.

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	* nominated for [[Nebula Award]], best novel		* nominated for [[Nebula Award]], best novel
	* shortlisted for [[Booker Prize]]		* shortlisted for [[Booker Prize]]

			==Criticism and commentary==
			* Paul Brians, [http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/science_fiction/handmaid.html Study Guide to Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid's Tale (1986)]

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	* Daughters (white)		* Daughters (white)
	* Aunts (''can't remember colour - brown?'') - the women who run the indoctrination centres for handmaids.		* Aunts (''can't remember colour - brown?'') - the women who run the indoctrination centres for handmaids.

			==Editions & translations==
			* 1985
			* Houghton Mifflin 1986
			* Fawcett 1986

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	==Influence and Awards==		==Influence and Awards==
	* Ironically, ''The Handmaid's Tale'' has frequently been challenged by religious right groups, requesting that it be removed from libraries and school curricula. American Library Association 10 Most Challenged Books of 1999; #37 on 100 Most Frequently Challenged books of 1990-2000.		* Ironically, ''The Handmaid's Tale'' has frequently been challenged by religious right groups, requesting that it be removed from libraries and school curricula. American Library Association 10 Most Challenged Books of 1999; #37 on 100 Most Frequently Challenged books of 1990-2000.
			* Shortlisted for Retrospective [[James Tiptree, Jr. Award]].
			* Won first annual [[Arthur C. Clarke Award]] in England
			* nominated for [[Nebula Award]], best novel
			* shortlisted for [[Booker Prize]]

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	* Paul Brians, [http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/science_fiction/handmaid.html Study Guide to Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid's Tale (1986)]		* Paul Brians, [http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/science_fiction/handmaid.html Study Guide to Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid's Tale (1986)]
	* [http://bdg.feministsf.net/archives/bdg_handmaidstale.txt Book discussion group] on feministSF mailing list (Nov. 2001)		* [http://bdg.feministsf.net/archives/bdg_handmaidstale.txt Book discussion group] on feministSF mailing list (Nov. 2001)
			* [http://www.librarything.com/talktopic.php?topic=4780 LibraryThing discussion] of THT

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