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Gilead (The Handmaid's Tale)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/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
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