Cambridge, Massachusetts (fictionalized as part of Gilead)
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Cambridge, Massachusetts (fictionalized as part of Gilead) is the reimagined, theocratic version of the real-world city that serves as the oppressive, dystopian backdrop of Margaret Atwood’s novel "The Handmaid’s Tale."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional city
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fictional location ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Handmaid’s Tale (novel)
NERFINISHED
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The Handmaid’s Tale (television series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Aunt Lydia
NERFINISHED
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Commander Fred Waterford NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick NERFINISHED ⓘ Offred NERFINISHED ⓘ Serena Joy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Cambridge, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlsPopulationGroup |
Aunts
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Econopeople ⓘ Handmaids ⓘ Marthas ⓘ Wives ⓘ |
| countryInFiction | Republic of Gilead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Margaret Atwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Handmaid’s Tale (1985 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | dystopian fiction setting ⓘ |
| governmentTypeInFiction |
theocracy
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totalitarian regime ⓘ |
| hasFictionalInstitution |
Harvard University (repurposed in Gilead)
NERFINISHED
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Red Center (Rachel and Leah Re-education Center) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalLandmark | The Wall (public execution site at Harvard) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSecurityForce |
Angels (soldiers)
NERFINISHED
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Eyes (secret police) NERFINISHED ⓘ Guardians of the Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | real-world Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| lawSystemInFiction | biblically justified authoritarian law ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalState | Massachusetts (Gilead) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediumOfOrigin | literary work ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
critique of religious authoritarianism
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symbol of patriarchal oppression ⓘ |
| notableFeatureInFiction |
omnipresent secret police
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public executions ⓘ rigid gender segregation ⓘ state-controlled reproduction system ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageInFiction | English ⓘ |
| religiousIdeologyInFiction | fundamentalist Christian theocracy ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
primary setting of The Handmaid’s Tale (novel)
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seat of Gilead’s central institutions in the novel ⓘ |
| themeEmbodied |
loss of individual rights
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state control of women’s bodies ⓘ surveillance and control ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | near-future United States transformed into Gilead ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administration of Gilead’s laws
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control of fertile women (Handmaids) ⓘ |
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