An Unexpected Thing
2022

Written by Valerie Weber
Part of the Lightbox Literature Studies series
A classroom guide to a dystopian classic, its history and its themes.
A teacher resource from the Lightbox Literature Studies series about Margaret Atwood's novel The Handmaid's Tale. It covers the book's setting in the Republic of Gilead, its characters and themes such as oppression and complacency, and the history behind it, using historical documents and firsthand accounts to help educators teach the novel.
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