The Handmaids Tale Crossword :)

5. the Handmaid who rebels and disappears
6. the Handmaid known for being pregnant
8. that totalitarian regimes use fear and oppression to maintain power
10. a flower that symbolizes fertility in the novel
11. a biblical figure used to justify Handmaids
13. the commanders wife
14. "a rat in a maze is free to go anywhere, as long as it stays inside the maze."
15. offred's commander
16. that language and storytelling are tools of resistance and survival
17. a real-world practice where a woman carries and delivers a child for another person or couple
19. the event where Handmaids give birth in a controlled setting

1. the protagonist of the novel
2. a modern day country known for strict gender laws, sometimes compared to Gilead
3. that women in Gilead are valued primarily for their reproductive abilities
4. "ignoring isn't the same as ignorance, you have to work at it."
7. a historical period when women were accused of supernatural practices and were persecuted
8. "better never means better for everyone...it always means worse for some."
9. the group that enforces Gilead's strict rules and punishes dissenters
12. an underground resistance movement
18. the colour worn by Handmaids