English Lit: Edexcel A Level The Handmaid's Tale revision notes
1 Author Background
2 Chapter Summaries
2.1 Chapter 1: Night I
2.2 Chapters 2-6: Shopping II
2.3 Chapter 7: Night II
2.4 Chapters 8-12: Waiting Room IV
2.5 Chapter 13: Nap V
2.6 Chapters 14-17: Household VI
2.7 Chapter 18: Night VII
2.8 Chapters 19-23: Birth Day VIII
2.9 Chapter 24: Night IX
2.10 Chapters 25-29: Soul Scrolls X
2.11 Chapter 30: Night XI
2.12 Chapters 31-39: Jezebel's XII
2.13 Chapter 40: Night XIII
2.14 Chapters 41-45: Salvaging XIV
2.15 Chapter 46: Night XV
2.16 Historical Notes
3 Dedications & Epigraph
3.1 Dedications & Epigraph
4 Context
4.1 Setting
4.2 Literary Context & Genre
4.3 Political Context
4.4 Historical Context
4.5 Parallels: Read World & Gilead
4.6 Religious Context
5 Narrative Structure & Literary Techniques
5.1 Narrative Structure
5.2 Literary Techniques
6 Themes & Imagery
7 Characters
7.1 Female Characters
7.2 Male Characters
8 Readings
8.1 Readings of The Handmaid's Tale
9 Recap: Main Quotes
9.1 Quotes by Chapter
9.2 Text Structure - Quotes
