The+Handmaid's+Tale+-+Synopsis

**The Handmaid's Tale**

 Main Characters:

 * ===__Offred__- The main character. She is ver conflicted and after The Commander breaks many rules and falls in love with her she does not know what to do or think. ===
 * ===__The Commander__- A man whose past is never described that falls in love with Offred when not allowed. ===
 * ===__Serena Joy__- The Commander's wife who used to be on a christian t.v show. ===

===__Central Conflict__: The book is seen through the eyes of Offred. She is a handmaid who has babies for the Commanders' wives who cannot have children. After the Commander has impregnated Offred he realizes that he loves her and trys to let her escape. Eventually it turns out that the escape attempts were just a ploy made by the Commander for his own enjoyment. Heartbroken, Offred starts making stupid mistakes to see another man who washes the Commander's car. At the end of the book she is captured. ===

===**__How it is related to the theme and how the theme is developed__**: The book is mainly expressed by Offred's thoughts of being captured and her fear of being captured. The fear builds up throughout the book as Offred and the Commander break more and more rules. At the end of the book the fear dies down a bit though because Offred, who is heartbroken doesn't mind being caught anymore. ===



 * ===**__The Eye__**- Similar to the Thought Police in 1984. They can do everything the Thought Police can except read thoughts. ===
 * ===**__The Commander__**- He strikes fear into Offred because she doesn't want to be captured  ===

I did not like The Handmaid's Tale but I don't know if Margaret Atwood's other books are good.
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