Symbolism and the Use of “New Language” in The Handmaid’s Tale | The Great American Read

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Great American Read Margaret Atwood The Handmaid’s Tale literature analysis power power structure symbolism literary analysis textual analysis dystopian literature dystopian novel
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English-Language Arts
Grade Levels
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Post-Secondary
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Symbolism and the Use of “New Language” in The Handmaid’s Tale | The Great American Read

This lesson investigates the dystopian world of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. Review the meaning of symbolism and have your class create mind maps of symbols and references present in Gilead’s “New Language.”
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PBS Learning Media

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