Gilead (The Handmaid's Tale)

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fictional location
gptkbp:appearsIn gptkb:The_Handmaid's_Tale
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Margaret_Atwood
gptkbp:currency none (barter system)
gptkbp:governmentType theocratic dictatorship
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gilead (The Handmaid's Tale)
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_England
gptkbp:notableCase strict gender roles
women forbidden to read
gptkbp:notableCharacter gptkb:Janine
gptkb:Nick
gptkb:Aunt_Lydia
gptkb:Commander_Waterford
gptkb:Moira
gptkb:Offred
gptkb:Serena_Joy
gptkbp:notableEvent overthrow of US government
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Econopeople
gptkb:Commanders
Angels
Eyes
Wives
Aunts
Handmaids
Marthas
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Boston
gptkb:Cambridge
gptkb:Chicago
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkb:Jezebels
walled garden
Colonies
Rachel and Leah Center
Red Center
Canada (as escape destination)
Harvard University (repurposed)
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:religion Christian fundamentalism
gptkbp:symbol blue dress (Wives)
brown dress (Aunts)
green dress (Marthas)
red dress (Handmaids)
white wings (Handmaids)
gptkbp:theme totalitarianism
resistance
oppression of women
religious extremism
loss of identity
fertility crisis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_(in_fiction)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7