The Handmaid's Tale notes

Includes: - Brief plot summary - Character list and explanations - Timeline + genre explanation - Themes with explanations and quotes of each - Symbols and their meanings Themes covered: - Role of Women - Domestic Life and the Time Before - Alienation - Defiance / Rebellion - Totalitarianism and Violence - Identity - Dystopia Symbols Covered: - The colour red - The colour black - Makeup - Mirrors - Tulips (or flowers in general) - The moon - Biblical Al...

Everything you need to reach the A/A* marking points. I only used these notes for my final A-level OCR English Literature Paper 2 to receive 57/60 on my paper. The document includes - summaries of The Handmaid's tale by chapter and includes key quotes organised by chapter. (chronological) - 1984 quotes organised by chapter (chronological) - key points for context of reception (to achieve A/A*) - key points for context of production (to achieve A/A*) - contemporary critics quotes w/ auth...

This is a summary of all the context and critical readings I used when studying and revising The Handmaid's Tale for my A Level English Lit Paper 2. It's thorough and detailed, covering Offred, religion, power, surveillance, Gilead, dystopia, women, language, love, hope and the past. I shared it with my friends who loved it and found it to be very useful for revision. Hope this helps!

English Literature - works for all exam boards. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood In-depth Context Includes: • Reaganism: Ronald Reagan’s presidency and the Conservative religious right • The Moral Majority – what did this seek to push back against? (1960s and 1970s advances in what?) • The Equal Rights Amendment • Roe vs Wade • Phyllis Schlafly and the 1980s feminist backlash • Second wave feminism • Rachel Carson and ‘The Silent Spring’ 1962 • Pu...

A crash course on The Handmaid's Tale, designed to guide you in understanding the novel and writing a literary essay on the set work. It provides an explanation on major and minor themes, symbols & characters, and direct quotes for each theme from the book. It also includes the structure of how to write a literary essay and a breakdown of a possible essay topic, to demonstrate how to analyse and understand a topic given in an exam. The resources linked give more essay topic examples, and helpfu...

This document follows the literary devices used throughout The Handmaids Tale, uncluding motifs, foreshadowing, themes and symbols

Revision - Introduction to 'The Handmaid's Tale' The presentation includes: - Overview & Key facts - Background & Historical context - Biographical information on the Author - List of Characters - List of Themes & Symbols - Productions & Adaptations - Useful links

These notes include important parts and everything you need set up from topics to themes to discussion questions in order to write your essays and to be active in book conversations.

Theme of Relationships Comparison Essay Frankenstein & The Handmaid's Tale AO1, AO2 & AO3

The Handmaids Tale - In-depth Notes, Language Analysis AO2, Context AO3, Quotes and Themes AO1