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Ofglen (original)

Offred's Daughter

Offred's Mother

The Previous Handmaid

Lilies of the Field

Loaves and Fishes

the football stadium

the Commander's house

the sitting room

the Commander's study

the master bedroom

the main street

the doctor's office

the Birthmobile

Republic of Gilead

Guardians of the Faith

Rachel and Leah Re-education Center

Underground Femaleroad

Children of Ham

National Homeland One

Angels of the Apocalypse

Angels of Light

Commanders of the Faithful

Shopping Basket

Magazine (Vogue)

Photograph of Daughter

Feather Costume

Wall with Hooks

Rope at Salvaging

Whistle (Aunt Lydia's)

White Bag (Hood)

Soul Scrolls Machines

Short-wave Radio

Knitting Needles

Message on Wall

Forged Passport

Sneakers with Hearts

Picture of Blue Irises

Scrolled Ashtray

Portable Toilet

Jezebel's visit

Border escape attempt

Doctor's proposition

Ofglen's suicide

Offred's departure

Secret Meetings with Nick

Serena's Proposal

Offred's Decision to Return to Nick

Gender Treachery

May the Lord open

Which I receive with joy

Prohibition on reading and writing

Handmaid dress code

Walking in pairs

Prohibition on being alone with Commanders

Women cannot hold property

Prohibition on kissing between Handmaid and Commander

Patronymic naming for Handmaids

Prohibition on alcohol and cigarettes for Handmaids

Monthly medical exams for Handmaids

Prohibition on mirrors for Handmaids

Prohibition on suicide

Prohibition on abortion

Prohibition on Handmaids forming friendships

Prohibition on Handmaids using front door after first day

Prohibition on Handmaids having knives

Prohibition on Handmaids using makeup or hand lotion

Prohibition on Handmaids fraternizing with Marthas

Pass system for Handmaids

Prohibition on Handmaids having sex with anyone but the Commander

Tattoo identification for Handmaids

Two-year posting limit for Handmaids

Prohibition on Handmaids reading the Bible

Prayvaganza attendance

Bath day requirement

Prohibition on Handmaids having sex for pleasure

Prohibition on Handmaids having jobs

Prohibition on Handmaids having contact with their past

The President's Day Massacre

The Great Purge

The Manhattan Cleanup

The Spheres of Influence Accord

The Sons of Jacob Think Tanks

The Twelfth Symposium on Gileadean Studies

The Gilead period

The pre-Gilead period

The early Gilead period

The middle Gilead period

The Gileadean Civil Wars

Blessed be the fruit

Nolite te bastardes carborundorum

Take Back the Night

Freedom to choose

Every baby a wanted baby

Recapture our bodies

Do you believe a woman's place is on the kitchen table

God is a National Resource

In God We Trust

Blessed are the meek

Give me children, or else I die

Be fruitful and multiply

Let the woman learn in silence

Saved by childbearing

There Is a Balm in Gilead

Whispering Hope

Come to the Church in the Wildwood

Better never means better for everyone

We are two-legged wombs

A woman's culture

Freedom to and freedom from

Ordinary is what you are used to

Modesty is invisibility

Think of yourselves as seeds

You are a transitional generation

The future is in your hands

Blessed be the poor in spirit

They also serve who only stand and wait

Offred's Daughter's Fate

The life of Offred's daughter after being taken from her mother.

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Book

Overview Timelines StoryFlow

Entities

Ofglen (original)

Offred's Daughter

Offred's Mother

The Previous Handmaid

Lilies of the Field

Loaves and Fishes

the football stadium

the Commander's house

the sitting room

the Commander's study

the master bedroom

the main street

the doctor's office

the Birthmobile

Republic of Gilead

Guardians of the Faith

Rachel and Leah Re-education Center

Underground Femaleroad

Children of Ham

National Homeland One

Angels of the Apocalypse

Angels of Light

Commanders of the Faithful

Shopping Basket

Magazine (Vogue)

Photograph of Daughter

Feather Costume

Wall with Hooks

Rope at Salvaging

Whistle (Aunt Lydia's)

White Bag (Hood)

Soul Scrolls Machines

Short-wave Radio

Knitting Needles

Message on Wall

Forged Passport

Sneakers with Hearts

Picture of Blue Irises

Scrolled Ashtray

Portable Toilet

Jezebel's visit

Border escape attempt

Doctor's proposition

Ofglen's suicide

Offred's departure

Secret Meetings with Nick

Serena's Proposal

Offred's Decision to Return to Nick

Gender Treachery

May the Lord open

Which I receive with joy

Prohibition on reading and writing

Handmaid dress code

Walking in pairs

Prohibition on being alone with Commanders

Women cannot hold property

Prohibition on kissing between Handmaid and Commander

Patronymic naming for Handmaids

Prohibition on alcohol and cigarettes for Handmaids

Monthly medical exams for Handmaids

Prohibition on mirrors for Handmaids

Prohibition on suicide

Prohibition on abortion

Prohibition on Handmaids forming friendships

Prohibition on Handmaids using front door after first day

Prohibition on Handmaids having knives

Prohibition on Handmaids using makeup or hand lotion

Prohibition on Handmaids fraternizing with Marthas

Pass system for Handmaids

Prohibition on Handmaids having sex with anyone but the Commander

Tattoo identification for Handmaids

Two-year posting limit for Handmaids

Prohibition on Handmaids reading the Bible

Prayvaganza attendance

Bath day requirement

Prohibition on Handmaids having sex for pleasure

Prohibition on Handmaids having jobs

Prohibition on Handmaids having contact with their past

The President's Day Massacre

The Great Purge

The Manhattan Cleanup

The Spheres of Influence Accord

The Sons of Jacob Think Tanks

The Twelfth Symposium on Gileadean Studies

The Gilead period

The pre-Gilead period

The early Gilead period

The middle Gilead period

The Gileadean Civil Wars

Blessed be the fruit

Nolite te bastardes carborundorum

Take Back the Night

Freedom to choose

Every baby a wanted baby

Recapture our bodies

Do you believe a woman's place is on the kitchen table

God is a National Resource

In God We Trust

Blessed are the meek

Give me children, or else I die

Be fruitful and multiply

Let the woman learn in silence

Saved by childbearing

There Is a Balm in Gilead

Whispering Hope

Come to the Church in the Wildwood

Better never means better for everyone

We are two-legged wombs

A woman's culture

Freedom to and freedom from

Ordinary is what you are used to

Modesty is invisibility

Think of yourselves as seeds

You are a transitional generation

The future is in your hands

Blessed be the poor in spirit

They also serve who only stand and wait