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The Handmaid’s Tale

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By: Hannah Poulter
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Context
When and where was atwood born,
What was life like for atwood gro...,
Where did atwood start to write t...
12  cards
Class
We tried to sleep in the army cot...,
I am a reproach to her and a nece...,
We learned to see the world in ga...
16  cards
Gender
I had only their words for it pg37,
His hand is moving on me nervousl...,
The knowledge of his power hangs ...
23  cards
Identity
A shape red with white wings arou...,
Doubled i walk the street pg23,
That i claim as mine even in this...
22  cards
Power
Aunt lydia and aunt elizabeth pat...,
They ve removed anything you coul...,
His face is long and mournful lik...
25  cards
Rebellion
We learned to whisper without a s...,
We learned to whisper without a s...,
A nostalgic smell a treacherous s...
24  cards
Religion
The mouldy old rachel and leah stuff,
I don t know what else i can say ...,
We chant as we have been taught
11  cards
Offred
Like scarecrows like grey shadows...,
I hunger to commit the act of tou...,
The night is mine my own time to ...
21  cards
Serena Joy
Wives have such gardens it s some...,
Wives have such gardens it s some...,
Her blue waist thickened her left...
9  cards
The Commander
His manner is mild his hands larg...,
Without his uniform he looks smal...
2  cards
Moira
I turn her into moira pg52,
Got any cig,
Don t move said moira i ll punctu...
13  cards
Aunt Lydia
Freedom to and freedom from pg24,
Oiling themselves like roast meat...,
Don t think it s easy for me eith...
7  cards
Minor characters
Luke told me that pg11,
She s a flag on a hilltop showing...,
Luke wasn t a doctor isn t pg33
15  cards
AO4 and AO5
What are some common themes in dy...,
Examples of dystopia,
Similarities with 1984
5  cards
Motifs
The colour of blood which defines...,
White wings framing my face pg9,
There are worms evidence of the f...
17  cards
Nick
His cap is tilted at a jaunty ang...,
Pull me against him his mouth on ...,
He makes me hungry
6  cards

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