"Of Fred" (indicating ownership by Commander Fred)
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"Of Fred" is the patronymic-style name assigned to the handmaid Offred in Margaret Atwood’s *The Handmaid’s Tale*, signifying her subjugated status as the property of her commander, Fred.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Of Fred | 0 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional name
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patronymic-style designation ⓘ |
| appearsInCountryOfPublication | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | dystopian fiction ⓘ |
| assignedToCharacter | Offred NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
erasure of identity
ⓘ
oppression of women ⓘ theocracy and authoritarianism ⓘ |
| belongsToFictionalUniverse | Republic of Gilead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Offred's pre-Gilead personal name ⓘ |
| creator | Margaret Atwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denotesOwnershipBy | Commander Fred NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYearOfWork | 1985 ⓘ |
| formedFromGivenName | Fred NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedFromPreposition | of ⓘ |
| genderAssociation | female ⓘ |
| indicatesSocialStatus | handmaid ⓘ |
| indicatesStatusAs | property of Commander Fred ⓘ |
| indicatesSubjugation | yes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| meaning | belonging to Fred ⓘ |
| namingPattern | "Of" + Commander's first name ⓘ |
| namingSystem | Gilead handmaid naming convention ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
ownership naming
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patronymic naming ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
loss of personal identity
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patriarchal control ⓘ sexual servitude ⓘ |
| usedAsExampleIn |
discussions of naming and power in literature
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feminist literary criticism ⓘ |
| usedInMedium | novel ⓘ |
| usedInWork | The Handmaid's Tale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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